Western Barn owl 
(Cú lợn lưng xám, Tyto alba), also known as the common barn owl, Eurasian barn owl

The western barn owl (Tyto alba) is a species of barn owl Tyto native to Europe, southwestern Asia, and Africa.

The barn owl (Tyto alba) is the most widely distributed species of owl in the world and one of the most widespread of all species of birds.
The bird lives almost everywhere except for polar and desert regions, Asia north of the Himalayas, some Indonesian islands and some Pacific Islands.


Strigiformes, Strigidae: from "Strix", a Latin word for owl (also the same in Greek).
Tyto: Greek tuto owl, night-owl.
alba: Latin for white.

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