Western Barn Owl / Tyto alba
| Western Barn Owl bird information | Values |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | LC - Least concern |
| Synonyms | excl. stertens, Barn Owl [incl. detorta, furcata] |
| Old latin name for bird | Strix alba, Strix flammea |
| Order | Owls / Strigiformes |
| Family | Barn Owls / Tytonidae |
| Genus | Tyto |
| Breeding region | Africa, Eurasia |
| Breeding subregion | widespread |
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Where to see Western Barn Owl
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Angola
- Armenia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Benin
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Congo
- Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Denmark
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Finland
- France
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Guernsey
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Hungary
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Israel
- Italy
- Jersey
- Jordan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Malta
- Mauritania
- Mayotte
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Netherlands
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Palestine, State of
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sudan
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- Western Sahara
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
- Åland Islands
Western Barn Owl subspecies (10)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyto alba alba | nw Africa, w, s Europe to the Balkans | - | No |
| Tyto alba detorta | Cape Verde Is. (most islands; s Macaronesia, w of n Africa) | - | No |
| Tyto alba erlangeri | Crete and Cyprus through the Middle East to s Iran | - | No |
| Tyto alba ernesti | Corsica and Sardinia | - | No |
| Tyto alba gracilirostris | e Canary Is. (c Macaronesia, nw of n Africa) | - | No |
| Tyto alba guttata | c Europe and e Balkans to the Ukraine | - | No |
| Tyto alba hypermetra | Comoros, Europa (w of s Madagascar, Mozambique Channel) and Madagascar | - | No |
| Tyto alba poensis | Africa s of the Sahara, Bioko (n Gulf of Guinea is.) | - | No |
| Tyto alba schmitzi | Madeira, Porto Santo and Desertas (nc Macaronesia, nw of n Africa) | - | No |
| Tyto alba thomensis | São Tomé (sc Gulf of Guinea is.) | - | No |
Translation
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Nonnetjie-uil |
| Albanian | Kukuvajka mjekëroshe, Kukuvajka mjekroshe |
| Arabic | الهامة, بومة المخازن |
| Basque | Hontza zuria, Hontz zuri |
| Belarusian | Сіпуха, Сiпуха |
| Bengali | লক্ষ্মী প্যাঁচা |
| Breton | Ar gaouenn wenn, Grell voutin |
| Bulgarian | Забулена сова |
| Catalan | òliba, Òliba comuna |
| Chinese | 西方仓鸮, 仓鸮, 西仓鸮 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 倉鴞 |
| Cornish | Ula gwyn |
| Croatian | kukuvija |
| Czech | sova pálená |
| Danish | Slørugle |
| Dutch | Kerkuil |
| Esperanto | turstrigo |
| Estonian | loorkakk |
| Faroese | Hjartaugla |
| Finnish | tornipöllö |
| French | Effraie des clochers, Effraie des clochers [incl. detorta, excl. stertens, furcata] |
| Frisian | goudûle |
| Galician | Curuxa |
| Georgian | ბუხრინწა |
| German | Schleiereule |
| Greek | Τυτώ |
| Guarani | Suinda |
| Hebrew | תנשמת לבנה, תנשמת |
| Hindi | Chavu kuruvi |
| Hungarian | gyöngybagoly |
| Icelandic | Turnugla |
| Indonesian | Burung Serak Jawa |
| Irish | Scréachóg Reilige |
| Italian | Barbagianni |
| Japanese | メンフクロウ |
| Latvian | plīvurpūce |
| Lithuanian | paprastoji liepsnotoji pelėda, Liepsnotoji pelėda |
| Luxembourgish | Tuermeil, Tuereil |
| Macedonian | Кукувија, кукувија, Кукавија |
| Malagasy | Tararaka |
| Malay | Burung Jampok Kubur |
| Malayalam | വെള്ളി മൂങ്ങ, വെള്ളിമൂങ്ങ |
| Maltese | Barbaġann |
| Manx | Caillagh oie, Screeaghag Oie |
| Nepali | गोठे लाटोकोसेरो |
| Northern Sami | Toardnaskuolfi |
| Norwegian | Tårnugle, tårnugle |
| Persian | جغد انبار |
| Polish | Płomykówka, płomykówka (zwyczajna), plomykówka |
| Portuguese | coruja-da-igreja / coruja-das-torres, coruja-das-torres-ocidental, Coruja-das-torres |
| Romanian | Strigă, Striga |
| Romansh | Tschuetta velada |
| Russian | Сипуха |
| Serbian | Kukuvija, kukuvija obična |
| Shona | Zizi |
| Slovak | plamienka driemavá |
| Slovenian | pegasta sova |
| Spanish | Lechuza común |
| Swahili | Bundi Babawatoto |
| Swedish | tornuggla |
| Tamil | Koogai Andhai |
| Thai | นกแสก |
| Tsonga | Xinkhovha |
| Tswana | Lerubise |
| Turkish | Peçeli Baykuş |
| Turkmen | peçeli baykuş |
| Ukrainian | Сипуха, сипуха крапчаста |
| Vietnamese | Cú lợn lưng xám |
| Welsh | Tylluan wen |
| Xhosa | Isikhova |
| Zulu | isiKhova |