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

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.

Tyto is a genus of birds consisting of true barn owls, grass owls and masked owls that collectively make up all the species within the subfamily Tytoninae of the barn owl family, Tytonidae.

1/ African grass owl (Cú lợn đồng cỏ châu Phi or Cú lợn lưng nâu, Tyto capensis)
2/ Barn owl (Cú lợn lưng xám, Tyto alba), also known as the common barn owl