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Where to see the Buffy Fish-Owl

Ketupa ketupu · bird · Strigidae

Buffy Fish-Owl (Ketupa ketupu) is recorded in 59 protected areas and wildlife sites across 6 countries in our database. The places with the strongest evidence are Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia), Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve (Singapore) and Khao Yai National Park (Thailand).

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

Based on GBIF records and our guides, the best-documented places to see the Buffy Fish-Owl are Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia), Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve (Singapore) and Khao Yai National Park (Thailand). Most sites are in Malaysia (27), Thailand (17) and Bangladesh (5). It appears in 3 trip reports in our library.

Top 25 places for the Buffy Fish-Owl

#PlaceCountryGBIF recordsYearsEvidence
1Danum Valley Conservation AreaMalaysia8471986–2026Recorded on GBIF
2Sungei Buloh Wetland ReserveSingapore7502004–2026Recorded on GBIF
3Khao Yai National ParkThailand5551990–2026Recorded on GBIF
4Tabin Wildlife ReserveMalaysia4402004–2026Recorded on GBIF
5Sunderban Tiger ReserveIndia2242010–2024Recorded on GBIF
6Sajnekhali Wildlife SanctuaryIndia2082010–2024Recorded on GBIF
7Central Catchment Nature ReserveSingapore1751990–2024Recorded on GBIF
8Deramakot Forest ReserveMalaysia1752015–2024Recorded on GBIF
9Sundarbans Reserved ForestBangladesh1402014–2024Recorded on GBIF
10National Park PahangMalaysia1361975–2025Recorded on GBIF
11Khao Luang National ParkThailand1351913–2026Recorded on GBIF
12Taman Negara PahangMalaysia1341975–2025Recorded on GBIF
13Khao SokThailand971996–2025Recorded on GBIF
14Kuala Selangor Nature ParkMalaysia751986–2024Recorded on GBIF
15Kaeng Krachan National ParkThailand471998–2024Recorded on GBIF
16Boeung Tonle Sap Protected AreaCambodia472016–2019Recorded on GBIF
17Zon Warisan TaipingMalaysia472001–2024Recorded on GBIF
18Kabili-Sepilok Forest ReserveMalaysia392007–2024Recorded on GBIF
19Tawau Hills National ParkMalaysia352012–2024Recorded on GBIF
20Khlong Saeng Wildlife SanctuaryThailand312009–2025Recorded on GBIF
21Hutan Simpanan Kekal Ulu LangatMalaysia252016–2024Recorded on GBIF
22Thale Luang Non-Hunting AreaThailand212016–2024Recorded on GBIF
23The SundarbansBangladesh212014–2024Recorded on GBIF
24Sundarbans East Wildlife SanctuaryBangladesh212014–2024Recorded on GBIF
25Si Phang Nga National ParkThailand202011–2024Recorded on GBIF

34 more places in the interactive map.

By country

Malaysia: 27, Thailand: 17, Bangladesh: 5, Singapore: 4, India: 3 and Cambodia: 3.

Seen on trips

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

In our guides

Read the full species account in our Borneo guide, Sumatra guide, Singapore guide, Malaysia 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 Danum Valley Conservation Area

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GBIF downloads: Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, India, Bangladesh, Cambodia.

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.