American Barn Owl Tyto furcata Scientific name definitions
- Names (39)
- Subspecies (11)
Carl D. Marti, Alan F. Poole, Louis R. Bevier, Murray D. Bruce, David Christie, Guy M. Kirwan, Jeffrey S. Marks, and Peter Pyle
Version: 1.1 — Published October 22, 2024
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Американска забулена сова |
| Catalan | òliba comuna americana |
| Chinese (Hong Kong SAR China) | American Barn Owl |
| Chinese (SIM) | 美洲仓鸮 |
| Czech | sova americká |
| Dutch | Amerikaanse kerkuil |
| English | American Barn Owl |
| English (United States) | American Barn Owl |
| French | Effraie d'Amérique |
| French (Canada) | Effraie d'Amérique |
| French (French Guiana) | Effraie d'Amérique |
| German | Amerikaschleiereule |
| Greek | Αμερικανική Τυτώ |
| Hebrew | תנשמת אמריקנית |
| Japanese | アメリカメンフクロウ |
| Lithuanian | Amerikinė liepsnotoji pelėda |
| Norwegian | amerikatårnugle |
| Polish | płomykówka amerykańska |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | suindara |
| Serbian | Američka kukuvija |
| Slovak | plamienka americká |
| Slovenian | Ameriška pegasta sova |
| Spanish | Lechuza Común Americana |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Lechuza de Campanario |
| Spanish (Chile) | Lechuza |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Lechuza Ratonera Americana |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Lechuza |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Lechuza Blanca Americano |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Lechuza Campanaria Americana |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Lechuza Americana |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Lechuza Americana |
| Spanish (Panama) | Lechuza Común Americana |
| Spanish (Peru) | Lechuza de Campanario Americana |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Lechuza Americana |
| Spanish (Spain) | Lechuza común americana |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Lechuza de Campanario |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Lechuza de Campanario |
| Swedish | amerikansk tornuggla |
| Turkish | Küba Peçeli Baykuşu |
Revision Notes
Peter Pyle revised the Plumages, Molts, and Structure section. Guy M. Kirwan revised the Systematics section. Scott A. Rush reviewed the account and updated Table 1. Brooke K. Keeney and Maria G. Smith standardized the content with Clements taxonomy. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media. Nicholas D. Sly generated the distribution map.
Tyto furcata (Temminck, 1827)
PROTONYM:
Strix furcata
Temminck, 1827. Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.73, pl.432.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cuba.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- TYTO
- furcata
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UPPERCASE: current genus
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● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
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‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
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ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the American Barn Owl
Map last updated 07 October 2024.
