The Barking owl (Ninox connivens), also known as the winking owl, is a species of boobook native to mainland Australia and parts of Papua New Guinea and the Moluccas. They are a medium-sized brown owl and have a characteristic voice that can range from a barking dog noise to a shrill woman-like scream of great intensity. The Red List of Threatened Species refers to this species as the barking boobook, but this name is not commonly used.