General names
The following is based on analysis of dictionaries and other sources. Comments and corrections are welcome.
Note on Vietnamese naming: With the exception of ducks and chickens, it is common for Vietnamese bird names to be preceded by the word Chim meaning 'bird', although it is normally omitted in Vietnamese bird lists. All bird names, whether they include chim or not, can be preceded by the classifier con, which is used for living creatures.
In Vietnamese, the Tytonidae are known as Cú lợn or 'pig owls', where Cú is a general name for the owls, including the Strigidae. In Southern dialects the barn owls are known as Cú heo, using heo, the Southern word for 'pig'. Alternatively, they are often simply known as Chim lợn or Chim heo, both meaning 'pig bird'.
Species names
| TYTONINAE |
SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN |
VIETNAMESE |
EAST ASIAN |
S. E. ASIAN |
| Tyto |
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English/French |
Vietnamese |
Other V |
Chinese (incl. Taiwan) |
Japanese |
Thai |
Malaysian |
Indonesian |
Tyto alba
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Barn owl
Effraie des clochers |
Chim Cú lợn lưng xám
'grey-backed pig-owl (bird)'
Chim Cú lợn
'pig-owl (bird)' () |
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仓鸮
(倉鴞)
cāng-xiāo
'barn owl' |
メンフクロウ
(面梟)
men-fukurō
'masked owl' |
นกแสก
nók sàeek
'barnowl (bird)' |
Burung Jampuk Putih
'white owl (bird)' ()
Burung Jampok Kubur
'grave owl (bird)' ()
Burung Pungguk Jelapang
'granary hawkowl (bird)' (cf Otus bakkamoena) () |
Burung Serak Jawa
'Javanese hoarse-bird' |
Tyto capensis
Tyto longimembris
(T. longimembris) |
Grass owl
Eastern grass-owl
Cape barn owl
Effraie de prairie |
Chim Cú lợn lưng nâu
'brown-backed pig-owl (bird)' |
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草鸮
(草鴞)
cǎo-xiāo
'grass owl'
 Taxonomy
Taiwan:
(草鸮)
草鴞
cǎo-xiāo
'grass owl' |
ミナミメンフクロウ
(南面梟)
minami men-fukurō
'Southern masked owl' |
นกแสกทุ่งหญ้า
nók sàeek tʰûŋ-yâa
'grassland barnowl (bird)' |
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Burung Serak Padang
'field hoarse-bird' |
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| PHODILINAE |
SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN |
VIETNAMESE |
EAST ASIAN |
S. E. ASIAN |
| Phodilus |
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English/French |
Vietnamese |
Other V |
Chinese (incl. Taiwan) |
Japanese |
Thai |
Malaysian |
Indonesian |
Phodilus badius
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Oriental bay owl
Oriental bay-owl
Bay owl
Phodile calong |
Chim Cú lợn rừng
'forest pig-owl (bird)' |
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栗鸮
(栗鴞)
lì-xiāo
'chestnut owl' |
ニセメンフクロウ
(偽面梟)
nise-men-fukurō
'false/pseudo masked owl' |
นกแสกแดง
nók sàeek daeeŋ
'red barnowl (bird)' |
Burung Jampuk Rimba
'jungle owl (bird)' ()
Burung Jampok Pantai
'coast owl (bird)' ()
Burung Pungguk Api
'fire hawkowl bird' () |
Burung Serak Bukit
'hill hoarse bird' |
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