Brown Fish-Owl
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Brown Fish-Owl

Ketupa zeylonensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Wilpattu National Park
136 Verified records at Wilpattu National Park
October 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 →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Fish-Owl sighting in Wilpattu National Park, based on 136 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Wilpattu National Park

Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl

Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ketupa nipalensis

Insufficient data
Indian Scops-Owl
LC

Indian Scops-Owl

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Otus bakkamoena

<5% · Rare
Brown Boobook
LC

Brown Boobook

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ninox scutulata

<5% · Rare
Brown Wood Owl
LC

Brown Wood Owl

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Strix leptogrammica

<5% · Rare
Jungle Owlet
LC

Jungle Owlet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Glaucidium radiatum

Insufficient data
Eastern Barn Owl

Eastern Barn Owl

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Tyto javanica

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
30–40
Feb
30–40
Mar
20–30
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
40–50
Oct
30–40
Nov
20–30
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 Wilpattu National Park?

About 31% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Fish-Owl sighting in Wilpattu National Park, based on 136 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

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

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