Buffy Fish Owl

Also known as Ketupa ketupu, Malay fish owl

species of bird

Species

Least Concern

via IUCN

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Encyclopedic overview

The buffy fish owl (Ketupa ketupu), also known as the Malay fish owl, is a fish owl in the family Strigidae. It is native to Southeast Asia and lives foremost in tropical forests and wetlands. Due to its wide distribution and assumed stable population, it is listed as least concern on the IUCN Red List since 2004.

Taxonomy

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