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Brown Fish Owl

Conservation status

Least Concern

Population Trend

Decreasing

Alternate Names

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Native Habitat

Woodland near streams

Diet

Fish, Frogs, Crustaceans

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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.

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.