Barn owl
Appearance
The barn owl (particularly Tyto alba) is the most widely distributed group of owls in the world. They are medium to large owls with large heads and characteristic heart-shaped faces. They have long, strong legs with powerful talons. The term may be used to describe:
- Barn-owl, the family of Tytonidae
- Tyto, a species of birds in Tytonidae
- American barn owl, Tyto furcata, from the Americas
- Eastern barn owl, Tyto javanica, from Southeast Asia and Australasia
- Western barn owl, Tyto alba, or common barn owl.
- Andaman masked owl, Tyto deroepstorffi endemic to the southern Andaman Islands
- New Caledonian barn owl, Tyto letocarti, extinct, from the island of New Caledonia in Melanesia
- Tyto, a species of birds in Tytonidae