- Ketupa flavipes
Identification
48–55 cm
- Orange-rufous facial disc
- Buff underparts with heavy dark streaks
- Prominent ear tufts
- Yellow eyes
Distribution
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Laos, Vietnam, Pakistan, India, Nepal, China, and Taiwan, to Myanmar and south-east Asia.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
It has previously been assigned to the genus Bubo.
Habitat
Temperate forests, wooded ravines, banks of streams and pools in broad-leafed forests.
Behaviour
The diet consists mostly of fish and shellfish; supplemented with small rodents such as mice, moles,voles and rats. Also lizards, beetles and fairly large birds like partridge are also taken.
Gallery
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Photo by James Eaton
Tang Jia He, Sichuan, China
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Tawny Fish Owl. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Tawny_Fish_Owl
