Tawny Fish Owl

Himalayan Fish Owl ( Ketupa flavipes )

The Himalayan Fish Owl ( Ketupa flavipes ) is a species of the family of the actual owls. It is found only in Southeast Asia.

Features

The animals have a body length of 48-58 centimeters. On the body top are Himalayan Fischuhus reddish brown to reddish. The upper body plumage also has broad, dark longitudinal stripes. The scapular are pale ocher and form a conspicuous pale line in the shoulder region. The wings and tail are dark brown with cream-colored stripes. Eyebrows, forehead and throat are whitish. The ear tufts are more horizontally oriented than vertically. The legs are relatively long and feathered in the upper third.

Confusion opportunities exist with the Sunda Fish Owl. This is, however, a total of more brownish.

Distribution and habitat

The Himalayan Fish Owl comes from the Himalayas in northern India to Nepal, Bhutan and Assam and the north-east of Bangladesh before. He also settled the southeast and the center of China and Taiwan. Its distribution extends from there to the north by Burma and Laos, and Vietnam. He is a state bird that prefers to live in forests. He comes at altitudes up to 1,500 m in front of Nepal and up to 2,450 m in the north of India.

Way of life

Among all Fischuhus the Himalayan Fish Owl is the most powerful. It is most active at dusk, often hunts but also during the day when he rears boy. He hunts preferred along streams. According to its diet consists largely of fish, crabs and frogs. He also frequently hunts bamboo rats. However, due to his physical strength, he is also able to hit pheasants.

Relatively little is known about its breeding biology. In India it breeds in the period from November to February. In Assam it breeds mainly in the period from December to February. The nest usually consists of two eggs.

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