Wildlifeof Thailand
Brown Fish Owl
Strigidae
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Ketupa zeylonensis
Basic stats
Diet
Fish, frogs and crabs
Habitat
Wooded wetlands
Range
South and Southeast Asia
This large yellow-eyed owl has bare rough-soled feet and hunts fish, frogs and crabs from branches beside wooded water (Wikipedia, general species account). It is Nationally Vulnerable (Thailand Red Data 2025).
Quick answers
- What does the Brown Fish Owl eat?
- Fish, frogs and crabs
- What habitat does the Brown Fish Owl live in?
- Wooded wetlands
- Where is the Brown Fish Owl found?
- South and Southeast Asia