Asio is a genus of typical owls, or true owls, in the family Strigidae. 

1/ Short-eared owl (Cú lửa, Asio flammeus)

The genus name Asio is from asiō, the Latin name used by Pliny the Younger for a type of horned owl, the feather tufts on the head of these owls give the appearance of "ears" which is a defining characteristic.