Taxonomic status:

Species status: species (alt)

This taxon is a subspecies of Tyto [alba, furcata or javanica, incl. insularis]

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Nonnetjie-uil
Assyrian Neo-aramaic: Buma mnartaya, Bumo mnortoyo
Anaang: Nkurikut
Arabic: Boma Masasa, البومة البيضاء, الهامة, بومة
Arawak: Molokodie
Asturian: Curuxa
Belarusian: sipucha zvyčajnaja, Сіпуха, сіпуха звычайная
Bulgarian: zabulenasova, Забулена сова, забуленасова
Bengali: লক্ষ্মী প্যাঁচা
Bantu, Kaguru: Ikungwi
Bantu, Kimakonde: Namami
Bantu, Kirufiji: Ndundusi
Bantu, Kihame: Bundi, Olmasuru
Bantu, Kilunga: Zyololo
Bantu, Kimwambwe: Zyololo
Bantu, Luganda: Ekiwuggulu
Bantu, Mbwera: Babewatoto
Bondei: Kungwi
Breton: Ar gaouenn wenn, grell voutin
Catalan: Òliba
Catalan (Balears): Òliba
Creoles and Pidgins, French-based (Other): chawan
Czech: sova pálená, sova pálná
Welsh: Aderyn corff, Gwdihŵ, tylluan wen, Tylluan ysgubor
Danish: Slørugle
German: Europäische Schleiereule, Schleiereule
Digo: Vumburukulu
Drents: Kerkoel
Lower Sorbian: pisana sowa, wokata
Greek: peploglauka, Tutω, πεπλόγλαυκα, Τυτώ
Greek (Cypriot): Ανθρωποπούλλι
English: Barn or Eastern Barn Owl, Barn Owl, Barn Owl (Eurasian), Common Barn-Owl, European barn owl, West European Barn Owl
English (Kenya): Barn Owl
Esperanto: tura strigo, turstrigo
Spanish: Lechuza, Lechuza blanca, Lechuza Comun, Lechuza Común, Lechuza Común o Blanca, Lechuza de campanario, Lechuza de Campanario Común, Lechuza ratonera, Lechuzón de Campanario
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 (Spain): Lechuza Común
Spanish (Honduras): Lechuza
Spanish (Mexico): Lechuza de Campanario
Spanish (Nicaragua): Lechuza Común
Spanish (Panama): Lechuza Común
Spanish (Peru): Lechuza de Campanario
Spanish (Puerto Rico): Lechuza
Spanish (Paraguay): Lechuza de campanario
Spanish (Uruguay): Lechuza de Campanario, Lechuzón de Campanario
Spanish (Venezuela): Lechuza de Campanario
Estonian: loorkakk
Basque: Gauhontza, hontz zuri, Hontza zuria, Òliba
Persian: جغد انبار
Finnish: Tornipöllö
Fipa: Zyololo
Faroese: Hjartaugla
French: Chouette effraie, Effraie des clochers, Effraie des clochers ou E. du Pacifique
Fulfulde, Maasina: Foondu sukaa'be
Friulian: barbezuan
Frisian: goudûle, Tsjerkûle
Irish: curuxa común, scréachóg reilige
Gaelic: Cailleach-oidhche, Cailleach-Oidhche Gheal, Comhachag
Galician: Curuxa, Òliba
Guarani: Suinda
Gronings: Kad-oel
Manx: hullad vane, Screeaghag Oie
Hebrew: תנשמת, תנשמת לבנה
Hehe: Litui LyaKumahame, Lituyi lya kumahame
Hindi: Chavu kuruvi, Rustak
Hindustani, Caribbean: Oeloekoeleja
Croatian: Kukuvija, kukuvija drijemavica
Upper Sorbian: pisana sowa, wokata
Haitian Creole: Frize
Hadza: Shuweko
Hungarian: gyöngybagoly
Indonesian: Burung hantu jelapang, Burung Serak Jawa, Serak Jawa
Iraqw: Harkonki
Icelandic: Turnugla
Italian: barbagianni, Barbagianni comune, Barbagianni europeo
Japanese (romaji): men-fukurō, menfukurou, menfukurou (alba guru-pu), メンフクロウ
Mashi: Kubukubu
Japanese: メンフクロウ, メンフクロウ (alba グループ)
Japanese (Kanji): 面梟
Georgian: ბუხრინწა
Kami: Bundi
Kinga: Litui LyaKumahame
Korean: 가면올빼미
Krio: Church witch bod
Shambala: Kungwi
Cornish: oula ergh, Ula gwyn
Kwangali: Suunsu
Scientific: Strix alba, Tyto [alba or javanica], Tyto [alba, furcata or javanica, incl. insularis, excl. detorta], Tyto alba, Tyto alba [alba Group], Tyto alba alba
Langi: Nkungu
Luxembourgish: Tuermeil
Lithuanian: Lazdynu peleda, Liepsnotoji peleda, liepsnotoji pelėda
Latvian: Plîvurpûce, plīvurpūce
Meru: Ifururu
Malagasy: Hekoheko, Heko-heko, Tararaka, Vorondola, Vorondolo
Macedonian: damčest buv, дамчест був, Забулена утка, Кукавија
Malayalam: വെള്ളി  മൂങ്ങ 
Moldavian: Strigă
Malay: Burung Jampok Kubur, Burung Jampuk Putih, Burung Pungguk Jelapang, Jampuk putih
Maltese: barbaġann
Mayan languages: Xoch
Nepali: गोठे लाटोकोसेरो
Dutch: Kerkuil, Kerkuil (Euraziatisch)
Norwegian Nynorsk: Tårnugle
Norwegian: Slørugle, tårnugle
Sotho, Northern: Leribisi
Nyamwezi: Kamuundi
Nyakyusa-ngonde: Ngwiitwa
Occitan: dama blanca
Papiamento: Palabrua
Polish: Kukułka, plomykówka, płomykówka, płomykówka zwyczajna
Pinyin: cāng-xiāo
Portuguese: coruja das torres, Coruja de igreja, coruja-branca, coruja-católica, coruja-da-igreja, Coruja-das-torres, coruja-de-igreja, coruja-rasga-mortalha, Corujja-das-torres, 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
Portuguese (Portugal): Coruja-das-torres
Rhaeto-Romance: Tschuetta velada
Romanian: Striga, strigă
Romance (Other): tschuetta velada
Russian: sipuha obyknovennaja, обыкновенная, Обыкновенная сипуха, Сипуха, Сипуха - Амбарная сова, сипуха обыкновенная, Сова сипуха
Luguru: Bundi
Rufiji: Ndundusi
Sandawe: Hiikir(i)
Sangu: Inuyi
Sardinian: Cuccufiu, i-stria bianca, lùgula, puzone de istria
Northern Sami: Toardnaskuolfi
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Atu Wesbassa
Slovak: plamienka driemavá
Slovenian: pegasta sova
Shona: Zizi
Albanian: Kukuvajka mjekëroshe, kukuvajka mjekroshe
Serbian: kukuvija, kukuvija obicna, kukuvija obična, кукувиjа, Кукувија
Sranan: Puspusi-owroekoekoe
Sotho, Southern: Sephooko
Sukuma: kaBundi
Swedish: Tornuggla
Swahili: Bundi Babawatoto, Bundi-Babawatoto
Swahili, Mvita: Babe-watoto
Swahili, Unguja: Babewatoto, Bundi
Tamil: Koogai Andhai
Timne: Ahn yufu
Thai: นกแสก
Thai (Transliteration): nók sàeek
Turkmen: peçeli baykuş
Tswana: Lerubise
Turkish: Peçeli Baykuş
Tsonga: Madzukuya, Xinkhovha
Twents: Kat-oel
Tamazight, Central Atlas: Imiaroof
Ukrainian: sipuha, сипуха
Vietnamese: Chim Cú lợn, Chim Cú lợn lưng xám, Cú lợn lưng xám
Wanji: Lituje
Sorbian languages: Wokata/Pisana sowa
Xhosa: Isikhova
Chinese: 仓, 仓号鸟, 仓鸮, 倉鴞
Chinese (Traditional): 倉鴞
Zigula: Kungwi
Zulu: isiKhova