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Fish owl

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Ketupa

Higher classification
  
True owl

Order
  
Owl

Family
  
Strigidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

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Lower classifications
  
Buffy fish owl, Tawny fish owl

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The fish owls are a group of Asian owls in the family Strigidae. Although they have historically been placed within their own genus, Ketupa, genetic analysis has shown that they are better placed in the genus Bubo.

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Four species have traditionally fallen into this group:

  • Blakiston's fish owl, (Bubo blakistoni)
  • Brown fish owl, (Bubo zeylonensis)
  • Tawny fish owl, (Bubo flavipes)
  • Buffy fish owl (Bubo ketupu)
  • Blakiston s fish owl taking trout



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    Fish owl Ketupa

    References

    Fish owl Wikipedia