Typical Owls (Strigidae)
Buffy Fish-owl (Ketupa ketupu) - HBW 5, p. 194
French: Kétoupa malais
German: Sundafischuhu
Spanish: Búho Pescador Malayo
Other common names: Javan/Malay/Malaysian Fish-owl
Taxonomy: Strix Ketupu Horsfield, 1821, Java.
Genus Ketupa sometimes merged with Bubo, or treated as a subgenus; separated on basis of slight differences in skull morphology. Probably forms superspecies with K. flavipes, the two replacing each other geographically. Race minor sometimes incorrectly referred to as “buettikoferi”. Race aagaardi intergrades with nominate ketupu. Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- aagaardi (Neumann, 1935) - S Assam to S Thailand and Vietnam.
- ketupu (Horsfield, 1821) - Malay Peninsula, Riau Archipelago, Sumatra, Bangka, Belitung, Java, Bali, and Borneo (except NW).
- minor Büttikofer, 1896 - Nias I, off W Sumatra.
- pageli (Neumann, 1935) - NW Borneo.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird on a branch at night Locality Kinabatangan River, Sabah (Malaysia), Borneo (ssp ketupu)
John Gregory 14 November 2007 4 years ago 31 sec 4.5 -
An adult and two juveniles - the juveniles calling Locality Krabi, Southern Thailand, Thailand (ssp ketupu)
Greg Baker 21 November 2000 1 year ago 45 sec 4.4 -
A bird standing on a trunk, overhanging a river Locality Sukau, Sabah (Malaysia), Borneo (ssp ketupu)
Keith Blomerley 16 September 2001 4 years ago 31 sec 4.2 -
A roosting bird looking around Locality Danum Valley Conservation Area, Sabah (Malaysia), Borneo (ssp ketupu)
Keith Blomerley 22 September 2001 4 years ago 28 sec 4.2 -
A pair perched, at night, one of them flying away Locality River Lodge, Sukau, Sabah (Malaysia), Borneo (ssp ketupu)
Barry Attridge 20 July 2007 4 years ago 16 sec 4.1 -
Two individuals perched and looking to the front Locality Borneo (ssp ketupu)
John Gregory 31 July 2004 4 years ago 18 sec 4.1
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Perched at the bank of the Kinabatangan River at night.
Locality Sukau, Sabah (Malaysia), Borneo (ssp ketupu)
Henrik Bringsøe 8 February 2007 51 weeks ago 4.6 -
An adult Buffy Fish Owl roosting during the day with a parent (not in this photo)
Locality Singapore (ssp ketupu)
Howard Banwell 20 February 2010 2 years ago 4.3 -
A juvenile roosting during the day with a parent (not in this photo)
Locality Singapore (ssp ketupu)
Howard Banwell 20 February 2010 2 years ago 4 -
Fish lover bird
Locality Sri Phang-nga National Park, Phang Nga Province, Southern Thailand, Thailand (ssp (Ketupa ketupu) )
p.supat 18 February 2012 13 weeks ago 3.9 -
A close-up.
Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany
Josep del Hoyo 12 August 2006 3 years ago 3.7 -
Buffy Fish-owl
Locality Kinabatangan River, Sabah (Malaysia), Borneo
LHarding 22 May 2011 32 weeks ago 3.6
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