barred owl(n = noun.animal) strix varia - large owl of eastern North America having its breast and abdomen streaked with brown;
is a kind of bird of minerva, bird of night, hooter, owl
is a member of genus strix, strix

   A large American owl (Syrnium nebulosum); -- so called from the transverse bars of a dark brown color on the breast. [1913 Webster]

barn owl, barred, barred pickerel, great gray owl, great grey owl, great horned owl, hawk owl, hoot owl, horned owl, laughing owl, little owl, long-eared owl, night owl, old world scops owl, oriental scops owl, owl, scops owl, screech owl, sea owl, spotted owl, tawny owl