Tytonidae
草鸮科
cǎo-xiāo kē

General

Information is from dictionaries and other sources. Pinyin reflects Mandarin pronunciation; for some dialect names, it is no more than a polite fiction. Korean glosses are tentative. Comments and corrections welcome. Hover over Green Lettering Green lettering at this site hides a tool tip with glosses, further explanations, etc. Hover cursor to reveal. to see additional information.

Where the Strigidae are popularly called 猫头鹰 māo-tóu-yīng 'cat-headed hawk', the Tytonidae seem to be popularly identified with monkeys, with names like 猴面鹰 hóu-miàn-yīng 'monkey-faced hawk'.

Ornithologists, on the other hand, use direct calques on the English names, including 仓鸮 cāng-xiāo 'barn owl' and 草鸮 cǎo-xiāo 'grass owl'. The term 鸮 xiāo is almost purely a written, not a popular term.

Species names

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PHODILINAE
SCIENTIFIC & ENGLISH		CHINESE			EAST		SOUTH	NORTH
Phodilus
Latin	English	Chinese	Chinese (Taiwan)	Other Ch	Japanese	Korean	Vietnamese	Mongolian
Phodilus badius	Bay Owl East Asian Bay-owl East Asian Bay Owl	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'		Chim Cú lợn rừng 'forest pig-owl (bird)' (12, 34)
TYTONINAE
SCIENTIFIC & ENGLISH		CHINESE			EAST		SOUTH	NORTH
Tyto
Latin	English	Chinese	Chinese (Taiwan)	Other Ch	Japanese	Korean	Vietnamese	Mongolian
Tyto longimembris Tyto capensis	Eastern Grass Owl Eastern Grass-owl	草鸮 (草鴞) cǎo-xiāo 'grass owl' Taxonomy	(草鸮) 草鴞 cǎo-xiāo 'grass owl'	猴面鹰 (猴面鷹) hóu-miàn-yīng 'monkey-faced hawk' (Southern usage) 猴子鹰 (猴子鷹) hóuzi-yīng 'monkey' (FS)	ミナミメンフクロウ (南面梟) minami men-fukurō 'Southern masked owl'	가면올빼미 gamyeon-olppaemi 'masked owl'	Tyto capensis: Chim Cú lợn lưng nâu 'brown-backed pig-owl (bird)' (12, 13)
Tyto alba	Barn owl	仓鸮 (倉鴞) cāng-xiāo 'barn owl'		猴面鹰 (猴面鷹) hóu-miàn-yīng 'monkey-faced hawk' (Southern usage) (FS) 猴头鹰 (猴頭鷹) hóu-tóu-yīng 'monkey-headed hawk' (FS)	メンフクロウ (面梟) men-fukurō 'masked owl'		Chim Cú lợn lưng xám 'grey-backed pig-owl (bird)' (12, 34)

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