Brown Fish Owl
Ketupa zeylonensis(Gmelin, JF, 1788)
English (US) Brown Fish Owl
The Brown Fish Owl (Ketupa zeylonensis) 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 zeylonensis
- Family
- Strigidae (Owls)
- Order
- Strigiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Brown Fish Owl
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Ketupa zeylonensis semenowi
- Ketupa zeylonensis leschenaulti
- Ketupa zeylonensis zeylonensis
- Ketupa zeylonensis orientalis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Strix zeylonensis
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
- Type locality
- Ceylon.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I [pars I] p.287
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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