| − | '''Barn owls''' are medium-sized [[owl]]s found world-wide, the most-widespread of the owls. Due to similarities, the name "barn owl" is used in reference to thirteen species of the genus ''Tyto'', but generally restricted to ''Tyto alba'', the species found throughout much of the northern hemisphere. | + | '''Barn owls''' are medium-sized [[owl]]s found worldwide, the most-widespread of the owls. Due to similarities, the name "barn owl" is used in reference to thirteen species of the genus ''Tyto'', but generally restricted to ''Tyto alba'', the species found throughout much of the northern hemisphere. |