Malay Peninsula south to Greater Sundas (including Krakatau, Pulau Seribu and Kangean Is, and possibly southern Borneo) and east to Alor, as well as Tanahjampea, Kalao and Kalaotoa. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Barn Owl (Tyto alba).
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Eastern Barn Owl (Tyto javanica) [XC295216]
by Viral Patel & Pankaj Maheria from Buccarumbi, New South Wales, Australia (call)
Eastern Barn Owl (Tyto javanica) [XC843506]
by Lim Ying Hien from Sekinchan, Selangor, Malaysia (call, flight call)
Subspecies
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Barn Owl (Tyto alba).
The following 7 subspecies are recognised:
stertens Hartert, 1929 - Indian Subcontinent south to northern Sri Lanka, and east to south-central China (Yunnan), Vietnam and southern Thailand. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Barn Owl (Tyto alba).
javanica (Gmelin, JF, 1788) - Malay Peninsula south to Greater Sundas (including Krakatau, Pulau Seribu and Kangean Is, and possibly southern Borneo) and east to Alor, as well as Tanahjampea, Kalao and Kalaotoa. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Barn Owl (Tyto alba).
sumbaensis (Hartert, 1897) - Sumba I. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Barn Owl (Tyto alba).
meeki (Rothschild & Hartert, 1907) - Eastern New Guinea and nearby islands of Manam and Karkar. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Barn Owl (Tyto alba).
delicatula (Gould, 1837) - Sawu, Roti(?), Timor, Jaco, Wetar, Kisar and Tanimbar Is; Australia and offshore islands; Long I and possibly northern New Britain and New Ireland. Also Nissan, Buka, Solomon Is (including Bougainville), southern Vanuatu (Erromanga, Tanna, Aneityum), New Caledonia, Loyalty Is, Fiji (north to Rotuma), Tonga (north to Niafo'ou), Wallis and Futuna Is, Niue I, western Samoa and Samoa. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Barn Owl (Tyto alba).
crassirostris Mayr, 1935 - Tanga Is (eastern Bismarck Archipelago). Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Barn Owl (Tyto alba).
interposita Mayr, 1935 - Santa Cruz Is, Banks Is, northern Vanuatu (south to Efate). Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Barn Owl (Tyto alba).
BirdLife International Species Factsheet