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This species is a part of the family known as typical owls, Strigidae, which contains most living owls. It inhabits the warm subtropical and humid tropical parts of continental Asia and some offshore islands. Of the four living species of fish owl, it is the most widely distributed, most common and best-studied. It occupies a range of over 7,000 km from eastern China to Palestine.

Similar species: Owls
Species identified by swaroopsingharoy
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By swaroopsingharoy

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Uploaded Dec 3, 2015. Captured Sep 30, 2015 21:18 in Eastern Metropolitan Bye Pass (Extended), Ramchandrapur, Narendrapur, Kolkata, West Bengal 700149, India.
  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/7.1
  • 1/250s
  • ISO640
  • 400mm