General names
The following is based on analysis of dictionaries and other sources. Comments and corrections are welcome.
In Vietnamese, the Tytonidae are known as Cú lợn or 'pig owls'. In Southern dialects they are known as Cú heo, using heo, the Southern word for 'pig'.
Species names
| TYTONINAE |
SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN |
VIETNAMESE |
EAST ASIAN |
S. E. ASIAN |
Latin |
English/French |
Vietnamese |
Other V |
Chinese |
Chinese (Taiwan) |
Japanese |
Thai |
| Tyto |
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Tyto alba
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Barn owl
Effraie des clochers |
Cú lợn lưng xám
'grey-backed pig owl'
Cú lợn
'pig owl' (13) |
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仓鸮
cāng-xiāo
'barn owl' |
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メンフクロウ
(面梟)
men-fukurō
'masked owl' |
นกแสก |
Tyto capensis
Tyto longimembris
(T. longimembris) |
Grass owl
Eastern grass-owl
Cape barn owl
Effraie de prairie |
Cú lợn lưng nâu
'brown-backed pig owl' |
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草鸮
cǎo-xiāo
'grass owl'
 Note |
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 |
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| PHODILINAE |
SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN |
VIETNAMESE |
EAST ASIAN |
S. E. ASIAN |
Latin |
English/French |
Vietnamese |
Other V |
Chinese |
Chinese (Taiwan) |
Japanese |
Thai |
| Phodilus |
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Phodilus badius
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Oriental bay owl
Oriental bay-owl
Bay owl
Phodile calong |
Cú lợn rừng
'forest pig owl' |
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栗鸮
lì-xiāo
'chestnut owl' |
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ニセメンフクロウ
(偽面梟)
nise-men-fukurō
'false/pseudo masked owl' |
นกแสกแดง |
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