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Barn, Eastern Barn, Cape Verde Barn or Andaman Masked Owl [excl. insularis]

Tyto [alba, furcata, javanica or deroepstorffi] (= Tyto alba) (Scopoli, GA 1769)

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




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Classification
Order:
  Strigiformes
Family:
  Tytonidae
Genus:
   Tyto
Scientific:
  Tyto alba

Original description

Citation:
  (Scopoli, GA 1769)

Reference:
   Annus I Hist.-Nat.

Protonym:
  Strix alba

Type locality:
  'Ex Foro Juli' = Friuli, Italy.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31117670#page/25/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  A6A7C34B37A68336

Avibase ID:
  avibase-A6A7C34B

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/A6A7C34B

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 177851

Geographic range:

  • Tyto alba alba: western and southern Europe; western Canary Islands, and North Africa
  • Tyto alba guttata: central Europe eastward to Latvia, Lithuania, and Ukraine, and southeastward to Albania, Macedonia, Romania, and northeastern Greece
  • Tyto alba ernesti: Corsica and Sardinia
  • Tyto alba erlangeri: Crete and Cyprus to southwestern Iran, northeastern Egypt, and southern Arabian Peninsula
  • Tyto alba schmitzi: Madeira and Porto Santo islands (Madeira Archipelago)
  • Tyto alba gracilirostris: eastern Canary Islands (Fuerteventura, Lanzarote, and Alegranza)
  • Tyto alba [poensis, affinis or hypermetra]: sub-Saharan Africa (including Bioko, Zanzibar, and Pemba), Comoros, and Madagascar
  • Tyto alba thomensis: São Tomé (Gulf of Guinea)
  • Tyto alba detorta: Cape Verde Islands
  • Tyto furcata [furcata or niveicauda]: Cuba, Cayman Islands, and Jamaica
  • Tyto furcata [pratincola or lucayana]: southern Canada to northern Mexico, Bermuda, Bahamas, and Hispaniola
  • Tyto furcata [guatemalae or subandeana]: western Guatemala to Panama including Pearl Islands, and Colombia
  • Tyto furcata bondi: Bay Islands off northern Honduras (Roatán and Guanaja)
  • Tyto furcata hellmayri: Isla Margarita (off Venezuela), Trinidad and Tobago, and the Guianas to northern Brazil
  • Tyto furcata contempta: western Colombia to Venezuela, Ecuador, and Peru
  • Tyto furcata [tuidara or zottae]: Brazil south of the Amazon River to Tierra del Fuego and Falkland Islands
  • Tyto furcata bargei: Curaçao
  • Tyto furcata punctatissima: Galapagos
  • Tyto javanica javanica: Malay Peninsula to Greater Sundas
  • Tyto javanica sumbaensis: Sumba (Lesser Sundas)
  • Tyto javanica delicatula: Timor to Australia, Solomon Islands, Loyalty Islands (New Caledonia), and Samoa
  • Tyto javanica interposita: Reef, Nendö, and Vanikoro (Temotu, southeastern Solomon Islands), and Banks Islands to Efate (northern to central Vanuatu)
  • Tyto javanica meeki: eastern New Guinea, including Manam and Karkar islands
  • Tyto javanica stertens: Indian subcontinent to northern Sri Lanka, southwestern China, and southern Thailand
  • Tyto javanica crassirostris: Tanga Island, off New Ireland (northeastern Bismarck Archipelago)
  • Tyto deroepstorffi: southern Andaman Islands
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Source: Clements checklist
English:
Barn, Eastern Barn, Cape Verde Barn or Andaman Masked Owl [excl. insularis]
French:
Effraie des clochers, E. du Pacifique, E. du Cap-Vert, E. des Andaman (excl. insularis)

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Barn, Eastern Barn, Cape Verde Barn or Andaman Masked Owl [excl. insularis] ( Tyto [alba, furcata, javanica or deroepstorffi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Barn, Eastern Barn, Cape Verde Barn or Andaman Masked Owl [excl. insularis] ( Tyto [alba, furcata, javanica or deroepstorffi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Barn, Eastern Barn, Cape Verde Barn or Andaman Masked Owl [excl. insularis] ( Tyto [alba, furcata, javanica or deroepstorffi])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Barn, Eastern Barn, Cape Verde Barn or Andaman Masked Owl (excl. insularis) ( Tyto [alba, javanica, detorta or deroepstorffi, excl. insularis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Barn, Eastern Barn, Cape Verde Barn or Andaman Masked Owl (excl. insularis) ( Tyto [alba, javanica, detorta or deroepstorffi, excl. insularis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Barn, Eastern Barn, Cape Verde Barn or Andaman Masked Owl (excl. insularis) ( Tyto [alba, javanica, detorta or deroepstorffi, excl. insularis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Barn, Eastern Barn, Cape Verde Barn or Andaman Masked Owl (excl. insularis) ( Tyto [alba, javanica, detorta or deroepstorffi, excl. insularis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Barn, Eastern Barn, Cape Verde Barn or Andaman Masked Owl [excl. insularis] ( Tyto [alba, javanica, detorta or deroepstorffi, excl. insularis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Barn, Eastern Barn, Cape Verde Barn or Andaman Masked Owl [excl. insularis] ( Tyto [alba, javanica, detorta or deroepstorffi, excl. insularis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Barn, Eastern Barn, Cape Verde Barn or Andaman Masked Owl [excl. insularis] ( Tyto [alba, javanica, detorta or deroepstorffi, excl. insularis])
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Common Barn-owl ( Tyto alba) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Common Barn-owl ( Tyto alba) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Common Barn-owl ( Tyto alba) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Common Barn-owl ( Tyto alba) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Common Barn-owl ( Tyto alba) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Common Barn-owl ( Tyto alba) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Common Barn-owl ( Tyto alba) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Common Barn-owl ( Tyto alba) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Common Barn-owl ( Tyto alba) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Common Barn-owl ( Tyto alba) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Common Barn-owl ( Tyto alba) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Common Barn-owl ( Tyto alba) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Common Barn-owl ( Tyto alba) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Effraie des clochers ( Tyto alba) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Effraie des clochers ( Tyto alba) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Barn Owl ( Tyto alba) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Barn Owl ( Tyto alba) [version 3]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Barn Owl ( Tyto alba) [version 3]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Barn Owl ( Tyto alba) [version 3]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Barn Owl ( Tyto alba) [version 3]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Barn Owl ( Tyto alba) [version 3]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Barn Owl ( Tyto alba) [version 3]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Barn Owl ( Tyto alba) [version 3]
Clements 6th edition:
Barn Owl ( Tyto alba) [version 3]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Barn Owl ( Tyto alba) [version 3]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Barn Owl ( Tyto alba) [version 3]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Common Barn-owl ( Tyto alba) [version 3]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Common Barn-owl ( Tyto alba) [version 3]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Common Barn-owl ( Tyto alba) [version 3]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Common Barn-owl ( Tyto alba) [version 3]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Common Barn-owl ( Tyto alba) [version 3]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Barn Owl ( Tyto alba) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Barn Owl ( Tyto alba) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

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: الهامة
Asturian: Curuxa
Belarusian: Сіпуха
Bulgarian: Забулена сова
Bengali: লক্ষ্মী প্যাঁচা
Breton: Ar gaouenn wenn
Catalan: Òliba, Òliba comuna
Catalan (Balears): Òliba
Creoles and Pidgins, French-based (Other): chawan
Czech: Sova pálená
Welsh: Tylluan wen
Danish: Slørugle
German: Schleiereule
Greek: Ανθρωποπούλλι
Greek (Cypriot): Ανθρωποπούλλι
English: Barn Owl, Barn, Eastern Barn, Cape Verde Barn or Andaman Masked Owl (excl. insularis), Barn, Eastern Barn, Cape Verde Barn or Andaman Masked Owl [excl. insularis], Barn-Owl, Common Barn-Owl
Esperanto: turstrigo
Spanish: Lechuza Común
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
Spanish (Honduras): Lechuza
Spanish (Mexico): Lechuza de campanario
Spanish (Peru): Lechuza de Campanario
Spanish (Paraguay): Lechuza de campanario
Spanish (Uruguay): Lechuza de Campanario
Spanish (Venezuela): Lechuza de Campanario
Estonian: Loorkakk
Basque: Hontza zuria
Persian: جغد انبار
Finnish: tornipöllö
Faroese: Hjartaugla
French: Effraie des clochers, Effraie des clochers, E. du Pacifique, E. du Cap-Vert, E. des Andaman (excl. insularis)
Frisian: goudûle
Irish: Scréachóg Reilige
Gaelic: Cailleach-Oidhche Gheal
Galician: Curuxa
Guarani: Suinda
Manx: Screeaghag Oie
Haitian Creole French: Frize
Hebrew: תנשמת
Hindi: Chavu kuruvi
Croatian: Kukuvija
Hungarian: Gyöngybagoly
Indonesian: Burung Serak Jawa, Serak jawa
Icelandic: Turnugla
Italian: Barbagianni
Japanese (romaji): men-fukurō
Japanese: メンフクロウ
Japanese (Kanji): 面梟
Georgian: ბუხრინწა
Cornish: Ula gwyn
Kwangali: Suunsu
Scientific: Strix alba, Tyto [alba, furcata, javanica or deroepstorffi], Tyto [alba, javanica, detorta or deroepstorffi, excl. insularis], Tyto alba, Tyto alba alba
Luxembourgish: Tuermeil
Lithuanian: Liepsnotoji peleda
Latvian: Plîvurpûce
Malagasy: Tararaka
Macedonian: Кукавија
Malayalam: വെള്ളി  മൂങ്ങ 
Malay: Burung Jampok Kubur, Burung Jampuk Putih, Burung Pungguk Jelapang
Maltese: Barbaġann
Nepali: गोठे लाटोकोसेरो
Dutch: Kerkuil
Norwegian: Tårnugle
Sotho, Northern: Leribisi
Polish: plomykówka, płomykówka (zwyczajna)
Pinyin: cāng-xiāo
Portuguese: coruja-da-igreja / coruja-das-torres
Portuguese (Brazil): Coruja-da-igreja
Romansh: tschuetta velada
Romanian: Striga
Russian: Сипуха
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Atu Wesbassa
Slovak: plamienka driemavá
Slovenian: Pegasta sova
Shona: Zizi
Albanian: Kukuvajka mjekëroshe
Serbian: kukuvija obična
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, Сипуха крапчаста
Vietnamese: Chim Cú lợn, Chim Cú lợn lưng xám
Xhosa: Isikhova
Chinese: 仓鸮
Chinese (Traditional): 倉鴞
Zulu: isiKhova

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