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  • Synonyms Malay fish-owl, Malay Fish Owl, Buffy Fish-Owl, Malaysian Fish Owl, Malaysian Fish-Owl
  • Old latin name for bird Ketupa javanensis, Strix ketupu, Bubo ketupu, Ketupa ketupa

Buffy Fish Owlbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, People talking, gear moving, © Nick Talbot
    Malaysia
  • 2.
    Call, © Patrik Åberg
    Malaysia
  • 3.
    Scream, call, © Greg Irving
    Thailand
  • 4.
    Song, © Ding Li Yong
    Malaysia
  • 5.
    Call, © Nick Athanas
    Malaysia
  • 6.
    Call, © Lim Ying Hien
    Malaysia
  • 7.
    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Malaysia
  • 8.
    Song, © Joost van Bruggen
    Malaysia
  • 9.
    Call, © Woraphot Bunkhwamdi
    Thailand
  • 10.
    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Malaysia
  • 11.
    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Malaysia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Buffy Fish Owl

  • Breeding region Oriental Region
  • Breeding subregion se Asia to Java and Borneo

Buffy Fish Owl subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Ketupa ketupu ketupune India through Myanmar to Vietnam and the Malay Pen., Sumatra, Riau Is. (e of c Sumatra), Bangka and Belitung (e of s Sumatra), Java, Bali and Borneo (except coastal nw)-No
Ketupa ketupu minorNias (w of n Sumatra)-No
Ketupa ketupu pagelicoastal nw Borneo-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Bengaliহভমট হভমছা঩যাুঁচা, মেটে মেছোপ্যাঁচা
BulgarianЧервен рибояден бухал
Catalanduc pescador de Malàisia
Chinese马来渔鸮
Chinese (Traditional)馬來漁鴞
Croatianmalajska ušara
Czechketupa malajská
DanishMalajfiskeugle, Malayfiskeugle
DutchMaleise Visuil
EsperantoSablokolora fiŝgufo
Estonianväike-kalakakk
Finnishsundankalahuuhkaja, Viirukalahuuhkaja
FrenchHibou pêcheur malais, Grand-duc kétoupa, Grand-duc malais, Kétoupa malais
GermanSundafischuhu, Malaien Fischuhu, Sunda Fischuhu
Hungarianszundai halászbagoly
IndonesianBeluk ketupa, Burung Beluk Ketupa, Ketupuk
ItalianGufo pescatore della Malaesia, Gufo pescatore camoscio, Gufo pescatore della Malesia
Japaneseマレアウオミミズク, マレーウオミミズク
Lithuanianmalajinis žuvinis apuokas
MalayBurung Hantu Kuning, Tumbuk Ketampi, Tumbok Ketampi, Hantu Kuning, Burung Tumbuk Ketampi
Norwegianmalayfiskeugle
Norwegian NynorskMalayfiskeugle
Polishketupa plowa, ketupa płowa
Portuguesebufo-pescador-malaio, bufo-pescador-bege
RussianМалайский рыбный филин
SerbianIndonezijska sova ribar
Slovakketupa riečna
SpanishBúho pescador malayo
Swedishblek fiskuv
Thaiนกทึดทือมลายู, นกทึดทือพันธุ์มลายู
TurkishSunda Balık Baykuşu
Ukrainianпугач-рибоїд малазійський
VietnameseDù dì hung, Chim Dù dì Kêtupu, Dù dì kêtupu, Chim Dù dì ketupu