Barn-Owls

The bird family Tytonidae, which includes the barn owls Tyto and the bay owls Phodilus, is one of the two families of owls, the other being the true owls or typical owls, Strigidae. Tytonidae are medium to large owls with large heads and characteristic heart-shaped faces. They have long, strong legs with powerful talons.

Species in this family

• Sri Lanka Bay-Owl Phodilus assimilis
• Oriental Bay-Owl Phodilus badius
• Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
• Seram Masked-Owl Tyto almae
• Golden Masked-Owl Tyto aurantia
• African Grass-Owl Tyto capensis
• Andaman Masked-Owl Tyto deroepstorffi
• American Barn Owl Tyto furcata
• Ashy-faced Owl Tyto glaucops
• Minahasa Masked-Owl Tyto inexspectata
• Australasian Grass-Owl Tyto longimembris
• Taliabu Masked-Owl Tyto nigrobrunnea
• Australian Masked-Owl Tyto novaehollandiae
• Sulawesi Masked-Owl Tyto rosenbergii
• Lesser Masked-Owl Tyto sororcula
• Red Owl Tyto soumagnei
• Sooty Owl Tyto tenebricosa

Lookalikes compared

• African Grass-Owl vs American Barn Owl
• American Barn Owl vs Red Owl
• American Barn Owl vs Western Barn Owl
• Australasian Grass-Owl vs American Barn Owl
• Australasian Grass-Owl vs Oriental Bay-Owl