Fish owls

Fish owls ( lat. Ketupa ) - a genus of birds from the family of owls , distributed exclusively in Asia . A number of specialists, guided by the results of recent DNA studies, suggest including species of this genus in the broader genus of owls ( Bubo ).

Fish owls
Malay Fish Owl
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryotes Kingdom: Animals Kingdom : Eumetazoi No rank : Bilateral symmetrical No rank : Secondary Type of: Chordate Subtype : Vertebrates Infratype : Maxillary Overclass : Tetrapods Grade: Birds Subclass : Real birds Infraclass : Newborn Squad: Owls Family: Owls Subfamily : Real owls Gender: Fish owls
International scientific name
Ketupa Lesson , 1830

It includes the following types ^[1] :

• Himalayan Fish Eagle Owl ( Ketupa flavipes )
• Brown Fish Eagle Owl ( Ketupa zeylonensis )
• Malay Fish Eagle Owl ( Ketupa ketupu )

At the same time, the species of Fish Owl (Bubo blakistoni), in spite of its name, is considered by ornithologists as a representative of the Owl family, and not of the Fish Owl family.