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Ketupa ketupu
| Family Name: | Strigidae |
| Taxonomic Group: | Vertebrates (Bird) |
| Common Name: | Buffy Fish Owl, Malaysian Fish Owl |
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Description
| Description | Long tawny ear-tufts and black-streaked, buffy rufous underparts are characteristic features. Upperparts dark brown with clear black streaking on mantle, scapulars and upperwing coverts. Iris yellow. |
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Ecology, Habitat & Location
| Habitats | Forest, Mangroves |
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| Nature Reserves | Central Catchment Nature Reserve |
| Nature Areas | Pulau Ubin |
Conservation
| Trends & Threats | Threatened by illegal trapping. |
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Status
| Species Status | Resident |
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| Conservation Status | Rare |
| Singapore Red Data Book Status | Critically Endangered (CR) [2008] |
| CITES | Appendix II |
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References
| References | Davison, G.W.H., Ng, P.K.L. & Ho, H.C (Eds.). 2008. The Singapore Red Data Book (2nd Edition). Singapore: Nature Society (Singapore). 285pp Lim, K.S. & Gardner, D. 1997. Birds: An illustrated field guide to the birds of Singapore. Singapore: Sun Tree Publishing Limited. 226pp Wang, L.K. & Hails, C.J. 2007. An annotated checklist of the birds of Singapore. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement no. 15. 179pp |
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