1. General names
Chinese: The Tytonidae are all 'owls' (鸮 xiāo) in Chinese. The names appear to be direct translations from the English names, including 仓鸮 cāng-xiāo ('barn owl') and 草鸮 cǎo-xiāo ('grass owl').
The name 猴面鹰 hóu-miàn-yīng 'monkey-faced hawk' is a more popular name for the Grass owl, but may be confined to Southern dialects.
Japanese: The Tytonidae are known as メンフクロウ men-fukurō (面梟) or 'masked owls' in Japanese. Only Tyto capensis occurs in Japan.
Vietnamese: 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'.
2. Species names
| TYTONINAE |
SCIENTIFIC & ENGLISH |
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JAPANESE |
VIETNAMESE |
Latin |
English |
Chinese |
Chinese (Taiwan) |
Other Ch |
Japanese |
Other J |
Vietnamese |
Other V |
| Tyto |
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Tyto alba
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Barn owl |
仓鸮
cāng-xiāo
'barn owl' |
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メンフクロウ
(面梟)
men-fukurō
'masked owl' |
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Cú lợn lưng xám
'grey-backed pig owl'
Cú lợn
'pig owl' (13) |
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Tyto capensis
Tyto longimembris
(T. longimembris) |
Grass owl (Cheng)
Eastern grass-owl
Cape barn owl |
草鸮
cǎo-xiāo
'grass owl'
 Note |
草鴞
cǎo-xiāo
'grass owl' |
猴面鹰
hóu-miàn-yīng
'monkey-faced hawk' (Southern usage?) |
ミナミメンフクロウ
(南面梟)
minami men-fukurō
'Southern masked owl' |
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Cú lợn lưng nâu
'brown-backed pig owl' |
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| PHODILINAE |
SCIENTIFIC & ENGLISH |
CHINESE |
JAPANESE |
VIETNAMESE |
Latin |
English |
Chinese |
Chinese (Taiwan) |
Other Ch |
Japanese |
Other J |
Vietnamese |
Other V |
| Phodilus |
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Phodilus badius
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Oriental bay owl
Oriental bay-owl
Bay owl (Cheng) |
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' |
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Cú lợn rừng
'forest pig owl' |
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