Buffy Fish-Owl
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Buffy Fish-Owl

Ketupa ketupu

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Danum Valley Conservation Area
264 Verified records at Danum Valley Conservation Area
July Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The buffy fish owl (Ketupa ketupu), also known as the Malay fish owl, is a fish owl in the family Strigidae. It is native to Southeast Asia and lives foremost in tropical forests and wetlands. Due to its wide distribution and assumed stable population, it is listed as least concern on the IUCN Red List since 2004. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Buffy Fish-Owl sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 264 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Danum Valley Conservation Area

Brown Wood Owl
LC

Brown Wood Owl

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Strix leptogrammica

10–20% · With luck
Reddish Scops-Owl
NT

Reddish Scops-Owl

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Otus rufescens

<5% · Rare
Brown Boobook
LC

Brown Boobook

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ninox scutulata

<5% · Rare
Sunda Scops-Owl
LC

Sunda Scops-Owl

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Otus lempiji

Insufficient data
Oriental Bay-Owl
LC

Oriental Bay-Owl

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phodilus badius

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
5–10
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
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 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
40–50%
2 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
30–40%
3 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
4 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
10–20%
5 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
6 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
7 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
8 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
9 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
10 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Buffy Fish-Owl in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

About 19% of wildlife watchers report a Buffy Fish-Owl sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 264 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Buffy Fish-Owl in Danum Valley Conservation Area?

July has the highest sighting rate for Buffy Fish-Owl in Danum Valley Conservation Area in our monthly data.

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