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Buffy Fish-Owl

Ketupa ketupu
Family
Owls
Order
Strigiformes
Codes
bufowl2, BUFO, BFOW
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderStrigiformes
FamilyOwls (Strigidae)
SpeciesKetupa ketupu
Codesbufowl2, BUFO, BFOW
Identification

The Buffy Fish-Owl (Ketupa ketupu) is a member of the Owls family within the order Strigiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code bufowl2 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Otus sagittatus
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Otus balli
Reddish Scops-Owl
Otus rufescens
Serendib Scops-Owl
Otus thilohoffmanni
Sandy Scops-Owl
Otus icterorhynchus
Sokoke Scops-Owl
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Buffy Fish-Owl photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Ketupa ketupu

Family: Owls

Order: Strigiformes

eBird Code: bufowl2