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 Common Barn-owl (Tyto alba).
Eastern Barn Owl (Tyto javanica) [XC712746]
by Drew Davison from Lake Crosbie Campground (near Murray-Sunset), Mildura Rural City, Victoria, Australia (call)
Eastern Barn Owl (Tyto javanica) [XC881664]
by id from Murray Bridge East, The Rural City of Murray Bridge, South Australia, Australia (alarm call, nocturnal flight call)
Subspecies
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Common 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 Common 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 Common Barn-owl (Tyto alba).
sumbaensis (Hartert, 1897) - Sumba I. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Common 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 Common 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 Common Barn-owl (Tyto alba).
crassirostris Mayr, 1935 - Tanga Is (eastern Bismarck Archipelago). Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Common 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 Common Barn-owl (Tyto alba).