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
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 ID:
FEE35F4C60D1BBD3
Avibase ID:
avibase-FEE35F4C
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/FEE35F4C
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 177851
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Barn Owl ( Tyto alba) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Barn Owl ( Tyto alba) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Barn Owl ( Tyto alba) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Barn Owl ( Tyto alba) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Barn Owl ( Tyto alba) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Barn Owl ( Tyto alba) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Barn Owl ( Tyto alba) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): Barn Owl ( Tyto alba) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum): Barn Owl ( Tyto alba) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.): Barn Owl ( Tyto alba) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.): Barn Owl ( Tyto alba) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.): Barn Owl ( Tyto alba) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Barn, Eastern Barn, or Cape Verde Barn Owl ( Tyto [alba, furcata or javanica, incl. insularis]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Barn, Eastern Barn, or Cape Verde Barn Owl ( Tyto [alba, furcata or javanica, incl. insularis]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Barn, Eastern Barn, or Cape Verde Barn Owl ( Tyto [alba, furcata or javanica, incl. insularis]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Barn, Eastern Barn, or Cape Verde Barn Owl ( Tyto [alba, javanica or detorta]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Barn, Eastern Barn, or Cape Verde Barn Owl ( Tyto [alba, javanica or detorta]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Barn, Eastern Barn, or Cape Verde Barn Owl ( Tyto [alba, javanica or detorta]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Barn, Eastern Barn, or Cape Verde Barn Owl ( Tyto [alba, javanica or detorta]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Barn, Eastern Barn, or Cape Verde Barn Owl ( Tyto [alba, javanica or detorta]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Barn, Eastern Barn, or Cape Verde Barn Owl ( Tyto [alba, javanica or detorta]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Barn, Eastern Barn, or Cape Verde Barn Owl ( Tyto [alba, javanica or detorta]) |
Clements, version 2021: Barn Owl ( Tyto alba) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2022: Barn Owl ( Tyto alba) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2023: Barn Owl ( Tyto alba) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Barn Owl ( Tyto alba) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Barn Owl ( Tyto alba) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2015: Barn Owl ( Tyto alba) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2016: Barn Owl ( Tyto alba) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2017: Barn Owl ( Tyto alba) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2018: Barn Owl ( Tyto alba) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2019: Barn Owl ( Tyto alba) [version 2] |
eBird version 1.54: Barn Owl ( Tyto alba) [version 8] |
eBird version 1.55: Barn Owl ( Tyto alba) [version 8] |
eBird version 2015: Barn Owl ( Tyto alba) [version 8] |
eBird version 2016: Barn Owl ( Tyto alba) [version 2] |
eBird version 2017: Barn Owl ( Tyto alba) [version 2] |
eBird version 2018: Barn Owl ( Tyto alba) [version 2] |
eBird version 2019: Barn Owl ( Tyto alba) [version 2] |
eBird version 2021: Barn Owl ( Tyto alba) [version 8] |
eBird version 2022: Barn Owl ( Tyto alba) [version 8] |
eBird version 2023: Barn Owl ( Tyto alba) [version 8] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species (alt)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Tyto [alba, furcata, javanica or deroepstorffi, incl. insularis]
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