The barn owl is the most widely distributed species of owl in the world and one of the most widespread of all species of birds, being found almost everywhere in the world except for the polar and desert regions, Asia north of the Himalayas, most of Indonesia, and some Pacific Islands. It is also known as the common barn owl, to distinguish it from the other species in its family, Tytonidae, which forms one of the two main lineages of living owls, the other being the typical owls (Strigidae). Source: Wikipedia
English: Barn, Eastern Barn or Cape Verde Barn Owl [excl. insularis] French: Effraie des clochers, E. du Pacifique ou E. du Cap-Vert (excl. insularis)
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Barn, Eastern Barn or Cape Verde Barn Owl [excl. insularis] ( Tyto [alba, furcata, javanica])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Barn, Eastern Barn or Cape Verde Barn Owl (excl. insularis) ( Tyto [alba, javanica or detorta, excl. insularis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Barn, Eastern Barn or Cape Verde Barn Owl (excl. insularis) ( Tyto [alba, javanica or detorta, excl. insularis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Barn, Eastern Barn or Cape Verde Barn Owl (excl. insularis) ( Tyto [alba, javanica or detorta, excl. insularis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Barn, Eastern Barn or Cape Verde Barn Owl (excl. insularis) ( Tyto [alba, javanica or detorta, excl. insularis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Barn, Eastern Barn or Cape Verde Barn Owl [excl. insularis] ( Tyto [alba, javanica or detorta, excl. insularis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Barn, Eastern Barn or Cape Verde Barn Owl [excl. insularis] ( Tyto [alba, javanica or detorta, excl. insularis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Barn, Eastern Barn or Cape Verde Barn Owl [excl. insularis] ( Tyto [alba, javanica or detorta, excl. insularis])
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species group (sometimes a species)