Species profile
Buffy Fish-owl
Ketupa ketupu
Quick answer
Syntype: MHNG 129.036, unsexed adult, collected in Java between 1811 and 1817 by T. Horsfield.
- Scientific name
- Ketupa ketupu
- Family
- Strigidae
- Order
- Strigiformes
- Genus
- Ketupa
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Buffy Fish-owl in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.