Buffy Fish Owl
Ketupa ketupu(Horsfield, T, 1821)
English (US) Buffy Fish Owl
The Buffy Fish Owl (Ketupa ketupu) 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 ketupu
- Family
- Strigidae (Owls)
- Order
- Strigiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Buffy Fish Owl
- Described by
- (Horsfield, T, 1821)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Ketupa ketupu ketupu
- Ketupa ketupu minor
- Ketupa ketupu pageli
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Strix Ketupu
- Described by
- (Horsfield, T, 1821)
- Type locality
- Java.
- Original description
- Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 13, pt.1 p.141
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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