Ketupa
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Fish owls are a group of Asia
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s in the Strigidae family. The owls are sometimes placed in their own genus Ketupa, but should arguably be merged with Bubo
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It contains the following species:
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
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Owl
Owls are a group of birds that belong to the order Strigiformes, constituting 200 bird of prey species. Most are solitary and nocturnal, with some exceptions . Owls hunt mostly small mammals, insects, and other birds, although a few species specialize in hunting fish...
s in the Strigidae family. The owls are sometimes placed in their own genus Ketupa, but should arguably be merged with Bubo
Horned owl
The American horned owls and the Old World eagle-owls make up the genus Bubo, at least as traditionally described. This genus, depending on definition, contains about one or two dozen species of typical owls and is found in many parts of the world. Some of the largest living Strigiformes are in...
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It contains the following species:
- Blakiston's Fish OwlBlakiston's Fish OwlBlakiston's Fish Owl, Bubo blakistoni, is a fish owl, a sub-group of eagle owls who specialized in hunting riparian areas. This species is a part of the family known as typical owls, Strigidae, which contains most species of owl...
, (Bubo blakistoni) - Brown Fish OwlBrown Fish OwlThe Brown Fish Owl is an owl. This species is a part of the family known as typical owls, Strigidae, which contains most living owls. It inhabits the warm subtropical and humid tropical parts of continental Asia and some offshore islands.The four fish owls were previously generally separated in...
, (Bubo zeylonensis) - Tawny Fish Owl, (Bubo flavipes)
- Buffy Fish Owl (Bubo ketupu)