Eastern grass owl (Tyto longimembris), also known as Chinese grass owl or Australasian grass owl
Some authorities consider this owl to be conspecific with the African grass owl, T. capensis, other consider it to be a valid species.
The eastern grass owl (Tyto longimembris), also known as Chinese grass owl or Australasian grass owl, is a species of owl in the family Tytonidae.
Eastern grass owls live in eastern, southern and southeast Asia, parts of New Guinea, the Philippines, Australia (mainly in Queensland) and the western Pacific.
Strigiformes, Strigidae: from "Strix", a Latin word for owl (also the same in Greek).
Tyto: Greek tuto owl, night-owl.
longimembris Latin longus long; membris with the legs.