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Where to see the Brown Fish-Owl

Ketupa zeylonensis · bird · Strigidae

Brown Fish-Owl (Ketupa zeylonensis) is recorded in 231 protected areas and wildlife sites across 7 countries in our database. The places with the strongest evidence are Kanha National Park (India), Corbett Tiger Reserve (India) and Jim Corbett National Park (India).

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Brown Fish-Owl
Photo: Шальнов Кирилл (CC BY 4.0)

Where is the best place to see the Brown Fish-Owl?

Based on GBIF records and our guides, the best-documented places to see the Brown Fish-Owl are Kanha National Park (India), Corbett Tiger Reserve (India) and Jim Corbett National Park (India). Most sites are in India (187), Sri Lanka (18) and Thailand (8). It appears in 9 trip reports in our library.

Top 25 places for the Brown Fish-Owl

#PlaceCountryGBIF recordsYearsEvidence
1Kanha National ParkIndia8301982–2024Recorded on GBIF
2Corbett Tiger ReserveIndia8091982–2024Recorded on GBIF
3Jim Corbett National ParkIndia7751982–2024Recorded on GBIF
4Ranthambore National ParkIndia6751981–2025Recorded on GBIF
5Kaziranga National ParkIndia5401995–2024Recorded on GBIF
6Kulen Promtep Wildlife SanctuaryCambodia4472005–2026Recorded on GBIF
7Periyar National ParkIndia4421991–2024Recorded on GBIF
8Thattekad Bird SanctuaryIndia4341999–2024Recorded on GBIF
9Bandhavgarh National ParkIndia3871996–2026Recorded on GBIF
10Anaimalai Tiger ReserveIndia3741989–2026Recorded on GBIF
11Yala National ParkSri Lanka3651982–2025Recorded on GBIF
12Nagarhole National ParkIndia3541989–2026Recorded on GBIF
13Western Ghats Eco-Sensitive Area in Goa (Proposed)India3501997–2026Recorded on GBIF
14Wilpattu National ParkSri Lanka3131983–2025Recorded on GBIF
15Tadoba-Andhari Tiger ReserveIndia2632007–2024Recorded on GBIF
16Chinnar Wildlife SanctuaryIndia2631995–2024Recorded on GBIF
17Cauvery Wildlife SanctuaryIndia2522007–2024Recorded on GBIF
18Mudumalai National ParkIndia2271984–2024Recorded on GBIF
19Bandipur National ParkIndia2211983–2024Recorded on GBIF
20Biligiriranga Hills Tiger ReserveIndia2172008–2025Recorded on GBIF
21Bhadra Wildlife SanctuaryIndia2112006–2024Recorded on GBIF
22Gir National ParkIndia1821983–2025Recorded on GBIF
23Parambikulam Tiger Reserve ESZ (Proposed)India1702006–2024Recorded on GBIF
24Satpura National ParkIndia1632011–2024Recorded on GBIF
25Chitwan National ParkNepal1541980–2026Recorded on GBIF

206 more places in the interactive map.

By country

India: 187, Sri Lanka: 18, Thailand: 8, Nepal: 6, Cambodia: 5, Bangladesh: 5 and Vietnam: 2.

Seen on trips

The Brown Fish-Owl is recorded in these trip reports:

Tours that have recorded it

In our guides

Read the full species account in our Sri Lanka guide, Malaysia guide, India guide, Thailand guide.

Take it with you

Build a free printable field guide or e-book for any of these places, with photos and a checklist.

Make a field guide for Kanha National Park

Photo: Шальнов Кирилл, CC BY 4.0.

GBIF downloads: India, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam, Bangladesh.

Data last updated 2026-11-05. Species–place links come from GBIF occurrence downloads (GBIF.org) matched to protected-area boundaries from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and other open boundary sources, plus places listed by our own guides. Record counts are what has been reported to GBIF, not population sizes. Reptiles and amphibians are never shown at park level. How this database works · Data sources and limits.