Blakiston's Fish Owl
Ketupa blakistoni(Seebohm, H, 1884)
English (US) Blakiston's Fish Owl
The Blakiston's Fish Owl (Ketupa blakistoni) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Strigidae (Owls) in the order Strigiformes.
- Scientific name
- Ketupa blakistoni
- Family
- Strigidae (Owls)
- Order
- Strigiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered
- English (US)
- Blakiston's Fish Owl
- Described by
- (Seebohm, H, 1884)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Ketupa blakistoni doerriesi
- Ketupa blakistoni blakistoni
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Bubo blakistoni
- Described by
- (Seebohm, H, 1884)
- Type locality
- Hokkaido, Japan; type from Hakodate, fide Hartert.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.5, vol.2, no.5 p.42
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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