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Buffy Fish-Owl Ketupa ketupa

Described by: Horsfield (1821)
Alternate common name(s): Buffy Fish Owl, Malay Fish-Owl, Malaysian Fish-Owl, Javan Fish-Owl
Old scientific name(s): Ketupa ketupu, Bubo ketupu

Photographs

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - 1986 © Hans&Judy Beste  Kinabatangan River, Borneo, Malaysia - Aug, 2004 © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi  Sukau Rainforest Lodge, Sabah, Malaysia - Sep, 2005 © Leif Gabrielsen  Sukau Rainforest Lodge, Sabah, Malaysia - Sep, 2005 © Leif Gabrielsen 
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Range

Se. Asia and Greater Sundas;
Four populations;
(1) Ne. India (s. Assam) to w. and s. Burma, s. Thailand and Vietnam.
(2) Malaysia, Greater Sundas (Sumatra, Borneo, Java) and Bali.
(3) Ne. Borneo.
(4) Nias Is.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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