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Blakiston's fish owl

Ketupa blakistoni (Seebohm, 1884)

Status not recordedowls

The blakiston's fish owl (Ketupa blakistoni) is a species in the family Strigidae, order Strigiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 3.85 kg.

Blakiston's fish owl (Ketupa blakistoni)
Photo: Takashi Muramatsu · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the blakiston's fish owl

Weight
3.85 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
riverinesrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the blakiston's fish owl live?

Not recorded

Is the blakiston's fish owl endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the blakiston's fish owl classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderStrigiformes
  5. familyStrigidae
  6. genusKetupa
  7. SpeciesKetupa blakistoni (Seebohm, 1884)

Synonyms Bubo blakistoni

Other names and names in other languages (44)
  • Blakiston's eagle-owlEnglish
  • Blakiston's fish-owlEnglish
  • kotan-kor kamuy (コタンコㇿカムイ)Ainu
  • بوم السمك البلاكيستونيArabic
  • بوم النسر البلاكيستونيArabic
  • duc de BlakistonCatalan
  • Кол качшы ӱнгӹMari
  • ketupa říčníCzech
  • výr BlakistonůvCzech
  • Stor FiskeugleDanish
  • RiesenfischuhuGerman
  • manĉuria gufoEsperanto
  • Búho manchúSpanish
  • Búho pescador de BlakistonSpanish
  • amuuri kakk (amuuri kalakakk)Estonian
  • äyriäishuuhkajaFinnish
  • Kétoupa de BlakistonFrench
  • Grand-duc de BlakistonFrench
  • אוח בלקיסטוןHebrew
  • riječna ušaraCroatian
  • óriás halászbagolyHungarian
  • Gufo pescatore di BlakistonItalian
  • シマフクロウJapanese
  • 일본섬올빼미Korean
  • rytinis didysis apuokasLithuanian
  • lielais zivjūpisLatvian
  • Blakistons VisuilDutch
  • nordfiskeugleNorwegian
  • ketupa japońskaPolish
  • puchacz japońskiPolish
  • bufo-da-manchúriaPortuguese
  • bufo-pescador-da-manchúriaPortuguese
  • bufo-pescador-de-blakistoniPortuguese
  • Рыбный филинRussian
  • Дальневосточный рыбный филинRussian
  • výr vodnýSlovak
  • ketupa vodnáSlovak
  • Sibirska sova ribarSerbian
  • jättefiskuvSwedish
  • นกทึดทือแบลคิสตันThai
  • Mançurya Balık BaykuşuTurkish
  • пугач далекосхіднийUkrainian
  • 毛腿漁鴞Chinese
  • 毛腿雕鸮Chinese

Catalogue of LifeiNaturalistWikidata

Relatives of the blakiston's fish owl

Other species in the same genus Ketupa.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the blakiston's fish owl?

An adult blakiston's fish owl weighs 3.85 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the blakiston's fish owl?

The blakiston's fish owl (Ketupa blakistoni) belongs to the family Strigidae in the order Strigiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Blakiston's fish owl (Ketupa blakistoni). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/blakistons-fish-owl

MLA

“Blakiston's fish owl (Ketupa blakistoni).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/blakistons-fish-owl.

BibTeX
@misc{blakistons_fish_owl_2026,
  title = {Blakiston's fish owl (Ketupa blakistoni)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/blakistons-fish-owl},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}