American Barn Owl [incl. insularis or nigrescens]
Tyto furcata [incl. insularis or nigrescens] (= Tyto alba furcata) (Temminck, CJ 1827)
The American barn owl is usually considered a subspecies group and together with the western barn owl group, the eastern barn owl group, and sometimes the Andaman masked owl, make up the barn owl, cosmopolitan in range. The barn owl is recognized by most taxonomic authorities. A few separate them into distinct species, as is done here. The American barn owl is native to North and South America, and has been introduced to Hawaii. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Strigiformes
Family:
Tytonidae
Genus:
Tyto
Scientific:
Tyto alba furcata
Original description
Citation:
(Temminck, CJ 1827)
Reference:
Nouv. Recueil Pl. Color. Ois.
livr.73, vol.2 pl.432
Protonym:
Strix furcata
Type locality:
Cuba.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/109469#page/67/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
6B54759BD35CBE45
Avibase ID:
avibase-6B54759B
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/6B54759B
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 1063228
American Barn Owl [incl. insularis or nigrescens]
French:
Effraie d'Amérique [incl. insularis ou nigrescens]
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): American Barn Owl [incl. insularis or nigrescens] ( Tyto furcata [incl. insularis or nigrescens]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): American Barn Owl [incl. insularis or nigrescens] ( Tyto furcata [incl. insularis or nigrescens]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): American Barn Owl [incl. insularis or nigrescens] ( Tyto furcata [incl. insularis or nigrescens]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): American Barn Owl [incl. insularis or nigrescens] ( Tyto furcata [incl. insularis or nigrescens]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Barn Owl [American] ( Tyto alba [furcata, bargei, punctatissima, insularis or nigrescens]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Barn Owl [American] ( Tyto alba [furcata, bargei, punctatissima, insularis or nigrescens]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Barn Owl [American] ( Tyto alba [furcata, bargei, punctatissima, insularis or nigrescens]) |
| Clements, version 2024: American Barn Owl ( Tyto furcata) [version 6] |
| Clements, version 2025: American Barn Owl ( Tyto furcata) |
| eBird version 2024: American Barn Owl ( Tyto furcata) [version 6] |
| eBird version 2025: American Barn Owl ( Tyto furcata) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: American Barn Owl ( Tyto furcata) [version 6] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: American Barn Owl ( Tyto furcata) [version 6] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: American Barn Owl ( Tyto furcata) [version 6] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: American Barn Owl ( Tyto furcata) [version 6] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: American Barn Owl ( Tyto furcata) [version 6] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: American Barn Owl ( Tyto furcata) [version 6] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: American Barn Owl ( Tyto furcata) [version 6] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: American Barn Owl ( Tyto furcata) [version 6] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: American Barn Owl ( Tyto furcata) [version 6] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: American Barn Owl ( Tyto furcata) [version 6] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: American Barn Owl ( Tyto furcata) [version 6] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: American Barn Owl ( Tyto furcata) [version 6] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: American Barn Owl ( Tyto furcata) [version 6] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species (alt)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Tyto [alba or furcata, incl. stertens, insularis, excl. detorta]
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Amerikaanse Nonnetjie-uil
Azerbaijani: Amerika alabayquşu
Bulgarian: Американска забулена сова
Catalan: òliba comuna americana
Czech: sova americká
Danish: Cuba-slørugle
German: Amerikaschleiereule
Greek: Αμερικανική Τυτώ
English: American Barn Owl, American Barn Owl [incl. insularis or nigrescens], American Barn Owl †, Barn Owl [American]
English (Avilist): American Barn Owl
English, HBW: Western/Eastern/American Barn-owl
English (IOC): American Barn Owl
English (United States): American Barn Owl
Spanish: Lechuza Común Americana
Spanish (Argentine): Lechuza de Campanario
Spanish (Chile): Lechuza
Spanish (Costa Rica): Lechuza Ratonera Americana
Spanish (Cuba): Lechuza Americana
Spanish (Dominican Rep.): Lechuza Blanca Americano
Spanish (Ecuador): Lechuza Campanaria Americana
Spanish (Spain): Lechuza común americana
Spanish (Honduras): Lechuza Americana
Spanish (Mexico): Lechuza Americana
Spanish (Panama): Lechuza Común Americana
Spanish (Peru): Lechuza de Campanario Americana
Spanish (Puerto Rico): Lechuza Americana
Spanish (Uruguay): Lechuza de Campanario
Spanish (Venezuela): Lechuza de Campanario
Basque: Hontz zuri amerikarra
French: Effraie d'Amérique, Effraie d'Amérique [incl. insularis ou nigrescens], Effraie des clochers (Amérique), Effraie des clochers (furcata), Effraie des clochers [furcata, bargei, punctatissima, insularis ou nigrescens]
Hebrew: תנשמת אמריקנית
Hungarian: Amerikai gyöngybagoly
Japanese: アメリカメンフクロウ
Scientific: Strix furcata, Tyto alba [furcata, bargei, punctatissima, insularis or nigrescens], Tyto alba furcata, Tyto furcata, Tyto furcata [incl. insularis or nigrescens]
Lithuanian: Amerikinė liepsnotoji pelėda
Dutch: Amerikaanse Kerkuil
Norwegian: Amerikatårnugle
Polish: płomykówka amerykańska
Portuguese: suindara
Portuguese (Brazil): suindara
Portuguese (Portugal): coruja-da-igreja
Slovak: plamienka americká
Slovenian: Ameriška pegasta sova
Serbian: Američka kukuvija
Swedish: amerikansk tornuggla
Turkish: Küba Peçeli Baykuşu
Ukrainian: сипуха американська
Chinese: 美洲仓鸮
Chinese (Hong Kong): American Barn Owl
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