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The barn owl (particularly Tyto alba) is the most widely distributed group of owls in the world. They are medium to large owls with large heads and characteristic heart-shaped faces. They have long, strong legs with powerful talons. The term may be used to describe:
- Barn-owl, the family of Tytonidae
- Tyto, a species of birds in Tytonidae
- American barn owl, Tyto furcata, from the Americas
- Eastern barn owl, Tyto javanica, from Southeast Asia and Australasia
- Western barn owl, Tyto alba, or common barn owl.
- Andaman masked owl, Tyto deroepstorffi endemic to the southern Andaman Islands
- New Caledonian barn owl, Tyto letocarti, extinct, from the island of New Caledonia in Melanesia
- Tyto, a species of birds in Tytonidae