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).
Eastern Barn Owl (Tyto javanica) [XC754707]
by nick talbot from Nifold Plains, Lakefield National Park, Queensland, Australia (uncertain)
Eastern Barn Owl (Tyto javanica) [XC692564]
by Marc Anderson from Paroo Darling National Park, New South Wales, Australia (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