Blakiston's fish owl
bubo blakistoni latin

Blakiston's Fish Owl is the largest living species of owl.

Blakiston's fish owls can form pair bonds as early as their second year, and reach sexual maturity by age three.

The Blakiston's Fish Owl feeds on a variety of aquatic prey.

This was later described by Henry Seebohm and named Blakiston's Fish Owl.

Blakiston's Fish Owl occurs in dense old-growth forest near waterways or wooded coastlines.

Distribution, habitat environments, and reasons for reduction of the endangered Blakiston's fish owl in Hokkaido, Japan.

The Blakiston's Fish Owl is endangered due to the widespread loss of riverine forest, increasing development along rivers and dam construction.

However, in some Ainu villages, it is a Blakiston's Fish Owl, rather than a bear, that is sacrificed.

Its weight is a hundred times less than the largest, the Eurasian Eagle owl and Blakiston's Fish owl.

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Blakiston's Fish Owl (Bubo blakistoni)

Biology and conservation of Blakiston's fish owls in Russia: a review of the primary literature and assessment of the secondary literature.

Crayfish (Cambaroides) and other crustaceans are known to be taken in some numbers, but the extent of their importance in the Blakiston's fish owl's diet is unknown.

Blakiston's Fish Owl, Bubo blakistoni, is a fish owl, a sub-group of eagle owls who specialized in hunting riparian areas.

The Eurasian Eagle-Owl and Blakiston's Fish Owl both occur in the Russian Far East.

The two most common hunting methods for Blakiston's Fish Owl are wading through river shallows, and perching on the river bank and waiting for movement in the water.

In terms of length, the Great Grey Owl is believed to exceed the Eurasian Eagle-Owl and the Blakiston's Fish Owl as the world's largest owl.

The islands have become reservoirs for several bird species on the verge of extinction in Hokkaido, including Blakiston's fish owl, Steller's sea eagle, the tufted puffin and the red-crowned crane.

Blakiston's fish owl is revered by the Ainu peoples of Hokkaido, Japan as a Kamuy (divine being) called Kotan koru Kamuy (God that Protects the Village).

Blakiston's Fish Owl and three related species were previously placed in the genus Ketupa; mtDNA cytochrome b sequence data is equivocal on which genus name is applied for this species.

This owl is the world's third heaviest living owl, after the Blakiston's Fish Owl and Eurasian Eagle-Owl and the fourth longest owl, after additionally the Great Gray Owl.

The most massive owl is certainly either the Eurasian Eagle-Owl (Bubo bubo) or the endangered and similarly sized Blakiston's Fish Owl (Bubo blakistoni) of coastal Russia and Japan.

There many endangered birds in these islands, including the Blakiston's Fish Owl, Osprey, Black Stork, Red-necked Grebe, Gyrfalcon, Solitary Snipe, Steller's Sea Eagle and the Siberian Grouse.

It is sometimes referred to as the world's largest owl, although Blakiston's Fish Owl (B. blakistoni) is slightly heavier on average and the Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa) is slightly longer on average.

In 2001, UNESCO placed Sikhote-Alin onto the World Heritage List, citing its importance for "the survival of endangered species such as the Chinese Merganser, Blakiston's Fish Owl, and the Amur tiger".

Blakiston's Fish Owl (Bubo blakistoni)

Blakiston's Fish Owl, Bubo blakistoni, is a fish owl, a sub-group of eagle owls who specialized in hunting riparian areas.

The most massive owl is certainly either the Eurasian Eagle-Owl (Bubo bubo) or the endangered and similarly sized Blakiston's Fish Owl (Bubo blakistoni) of coastal Russia and Japan.