Eastern Barn Owl
Tyto javanica(Gmelin, JF, 1788)
English (US) Eastern Barn Owl
The Eastern Barn Owl (Tyto javanica) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Tytonidae (Bay Owls and Barn Owls) in the order Strigiformes.
- Scientific name
- Tyto javanica
- Order
- Strigiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Eastern Barn Owl
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 7 subspecies for this species.
- Tyto javanica stertens
- Tyto javanica javanica
- Tyto javanica sumbaensis
- Tyto javanica meeki
- Tyto javanica delicatula
- Tyto javanica crassirostris
- Tyto javanica interposita
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Strix javanica
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
- Type locality
- Java.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I [pars I] p.295
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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