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Birds

Brown
Fish Owl

Least Concern

Decreasing

Brown Fish Owl

Ketupa zeylonensis

Huge bulky brown owl with a finely streaked breast, a plain face, and bright yellow eyes. Inhabits waterside wooded areas from lowlands up into the mountains; feeds by dropping down into and wading around in creeks, lakes, and pools.

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Regional Names
  • Bengali:
    ভূতুম পেঁচা
  • Gujarati:
    માછીમાર ઘુવડ
  • Hindi:
    अमराई का घुघू, मच्छेरा उल्लू
  • Malayalam:
    മീൻ കൂമൻ
  • Marathi:
    तपकिरी मत्स्य घुबड, हुमण (कोकण भाग), मासेमार घुबड
  • Nepali:
    मलाहा हुचील
  • Sanskrit:
    बभृपिङ्गा मत्स्योलुक
  • Tamil:
    பூமன் ஆந்தை
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Taxanomy

STRIGIFORMES
STRIGIDAE
Ketupa zeylonensis

Quick Facts
  • It primarily hunt by stationing itself on a rock overhang or hanging perch over water, or by wading into shallow waters.
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