Taxonomic status:

Species status: species (alt)

This taxon is a subspecies of Tyto [alba, furcata, javanica, deroepstorffi or glaucops]

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Nonnetjie-uil
Arabic: البومة البيضاء, الهامة
Arawak: Mabukuli
Asturian: Curuxa
Belarusian: Сіпуха
Bulgarian: Забулена сова
Bengali: লক্ষ্মী প্যাঁচা
Breton: Ar gaouenn wenn
Catalan: Òliba
Catalan (Balears): Òliba
Carib: Abilikiki, Akolototo, Asài, Prikyo:ko
Creoles and Pidgins, French-based (Other): chawan
Czech: Sova pálená, sova pálná
Welsh: Aderyn corff, Gwdihŵ, Tylluan wen, Tylluan ysgubor
Danish: Slørugle
German: Schleiereule
Aukan: Aloubou, Tookolo
Greek: Τυτώ
Greek (Cypriot): Ανθρωποπούλλι
English: African Barn Owl, American Barn Owl, Barn Owl, Barn, Cape Verde Barn Owl, Andaman Masked-Owl or Eastern Barn Owl, Barn-Owl, Cave Owl, Common Barn Owl, Common Barn-Owl, Death Owl, Delicate Owl, Demon Owl, Ghost Owl, Golden Owl, Hissing Owl, Lesser Masked Owl, Monkey-faced Owl, Night Owl, Screech Owl, Silver Owl, White Owl
Esperanto: turstrigo
Spanish: Lechuza, Lechuza Común, Lechuza Común o Blanca, Lechuza de Campanario, Lechuza de Campanario Común, Lechuza ratonera
Spanish (Argentine): Lechuza de campanario
Spanish (Bolivia): Lechuza de campanario
Spanish (Chile): Lechuza
Spanish (Colombia): Lechuza Común
Spanish (Costa Rica): Lechuza ratonera
Spanish (Cuba): Lechuza
Spanish (Dominican Rep.): Lechuza Blanca, Lechuza Común
Spanish (Honduras): Lechuza
Spanish (Mexico): Lechuza de Campanario
Spanish (Nicaragua): Lechuza Común
Spanish (Peru): Lechuza de Campanario
Spanish (Paraguay): Lechuza de campanario
Spanish (Uruguay): Lechuza de Campanario, Lechuzón de Campanario
Spanish (Venezuela): Lechuza de Campanario
Estonian: Loorkakk
Basque: Hontza zuria, Òliba
Persian: جغد انبار
Finnish: Tornipöllö
Faroese: Hjartaugla
French: Chouette effraie, Effraie des clochers, Effraie des clochers, E. du Cap Vert ou E. des Andaman, Effraie des clochers, E. du Pacifique, E. du Cap Vert ou E. des Andaman
Guianese Creole French: Chwèt
Frisian: goudûle
Irish: Scréachóg Reilige
Gaelic: Cailleach-Oidhche Gheal, Comhachag
Galician: Curuxa, curuxa común, Òliba
Guarani: Suinda
Manx: Screeaghag Oie
Haitian Creole French: Frize
Hebrew: תנשמת, תנשמת לבנה
Hindi: Chavu kuruvi
Croatian: Kukuvija
Hungarian: Gyöngybagoly
Indonesian: Burung Serak Jawa, Serak, Serak Jawa
Icelandic: Turnugla
Italian: Barbagianni, Barbagianni comune
Japanese (romaji): men-fukurō, menfukurou
Japanese: メンフクロウ
Japanese (Kanji): 面梟
Georgian: ბუხრინწა
Cornish: Oula ergh, Ula gwyn
Kwangali: Suunsu
Scientific: Aluco pratincola, Strix alba, Strix pratincola, Tyto [alba, detorta or deroepstorffi], Tyto [alba, furcata, javanica or deroepstorffi, incl. insularis], Tyto [alba, javanica, detorta or deroepstorffi], Tyto alba, Tyto alba alba, Tyto alba pratincola
Luxembourgish: Tuermeil
Lithuanian: Liepsnotoji peleda, Liepsnotoji pelėda
Latvian: Plîvurpûce
Malagasy: Hekoheko, Heko-heko, Tararaka, Vorondola, Vorondolo
Macedonian: Дамчест був, Забулена утка, Кукавија
Malayalam: വെള്ളി  മൂങ്ങ 
Malay: Burung Jampok Kubur, Burung Jampuk Putih, Burung Pungguk Jelapang, Jampuk Putih
Maltese: Barbagann, Barbaġann
Nepali: गोठे लाटोकोसेरो
Dutch: Kerkuil
Norwegian: Tårnugle
Sotho, Northern: Leribisi
Wayampi: Tõlõwõwõ
Polish: Kukulka, kukułka zwyczajna, plomykówka, płomykówka, Płomykówka zwyczajna
Pinyin: cāng-xiāo
Portuguese: coruja das torres, coruja-branca, coruja-católica, Coruja-da-igreja, Coruja-das-torres, coruja-de-igreja, Coruja-rasga-mortalha, mocho-das-cavernas, rasga-mortalha, sondaia, suiná, suinara, Suindara, tuidara, tuinda
Portuguese (Brazil): coruja-branca, coruja-católica, Coruja-da-igreja, coruja-das-torres, coruja-de-igreja, coruja-rasga-mortalha, mocho-das-cavernas, rasga-mortalha, sondaia, suiná, suinara, suindara, tuidara, tuinda
Romansh: Tschuetta velada
Romanian: Striga
Russian: Sipukha, Обыкновенная сипуха, Сипуха, Сипуха - Амбарная сова, Сипуха обыкновенная, Сова сипуха
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Atu Wesbassa
Slovak: Plamienka driemavá
Slovenian: pegasta sova
Shona: Zizi
Albanian: Huti koqekut, Kukuvajka mjekëroshe
Serbian: kukuvija, kukuvija obicna, kukuvija obična, Кукувија
Sranan: Puspusi-owrukuku
Sotho, Southern: Sephooko
Swedish: Tornuggla
Swahili: Bundi Babawatoto
Tamil: Koogai Andhai
Thai: นกแสก
Thai (Transliteration): nók sàeek
Turkmen: peçeli baykuş
Tswana: Lerubise
Turkish: Peçeli Baykuş
Tsonga: Xinkhovha
Ukrainian: Сипуха
Vietnamese: Chim Cú lợn, Chim Cú lợn lưng xám, Cú lợn lưng xám
Wayana: Pehpe
Xhosa: Isikhova
Chinese: 仓, 仓号鸟, 仓鸮, 倉鴞
Chinese (Traditional): 倉鴞
Zulu: isiKhova