Brown Fish-Owl
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Brown Fish-Owl

Ketupa zeylonensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Chitwan National Park
54 Verified records at Chitwan National Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The brown fish owl (Ketupa zeylonensis) is a fish owl species in the family known as typical owls, Strigidae. It is native from Turkey to South and Southeast Asia. Due its wide distribution it is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It inhabits forests and wooded wetlands. Of the four living species of fish owl, it is the most widely distributed, most common and best-studied. It occupies a range of over 7,000 km (4,300 mi). Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Fish-Owl sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 54 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Chitwan National Park

Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl

Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ketupa nipalensis

Insufficient data
Jungle Owlet
LC

Jungle Owlet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Glaucidium radiatum

20–30% · Possible
Spotted Owlet
LC

Spotted Owlet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Athene brama

20–30% · Possible
Brown Boobook
LC

Brown Boobook

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ninox scutulata

5–10% · With luck
Indian Scops-Owl
LC

Indian Scops-Owl

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Otus bakkamoena

<5% · Rare
Oriental Scops Owl
LC

Oriental Scops Owl

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Otus sunia

<5% · Rare
Asian Barred Owlet
LC

Asian Barred Owlet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Glaucidium cuculoides

<5% · Rare
Short-eared Owl
LC Endemic

Short-eared Owl

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Asio flammeus

<5% · Rare
Collared Scops Owl
LC Endemic

Collared Scops Owl

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Otus lettia

<5% · Rare
Collared Owlet
LC

Collared Owlet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Glaucidium brodiei

<5% · Rare
Brown Wood Owl
LC

Brown Wood Owl

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Strix leptogrammica

Insufficient data
Mottled Wood Owl
LC Endemic

Mottled Wood Owl

Bird

Strix ocellata

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
30–40%
2 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
3 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
4 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
5 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
6 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
10–20%
7 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
8 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
9 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
10 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
11 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
12 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
13 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
14 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
15 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
16 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
17 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
18 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
19 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
20 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
21 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
22 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
23 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Brown Fish-Owl in Chitwan National Park?

About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Fish-Owl sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 54 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Brown Fish-Owl in Chitwan National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Brown Fish-Owl in Chitwan National Park in our monthly data.

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