Blakiston's fish owl
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Blakiston's fish owl is a massive, endangered species of fish-eating owl native to northeastern Asia, known as one of the world's largest owl species and a specialist of riverine and old-growth forest habitats.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blakiston’s fish owl | 1 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird
ⓘ
owl species ⓘ vertebrate ⓘ |
| activityPattern | nocturnal ⓘ |
| authority | Henry Seebohm ⓘ |
| binomialName |
Owl
ⓘ
surface form:
Bubo blakistoni
|
| bodyMass | up to about 4.6 kg ⓘ |
| breedingSite |
large broken tree tops
ⓘ
large tree cavities ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | 1–2 eggs ⓘ |
| conservationConcern | requires intact riverine old-growth forest ⓘ |
| diet |
amphibians
ⓘ
aquatic invertebrates ⓘ fish ⓘ small mammals ⓘ |
| eyeColor | yellow ⓘ |
| family | Strigidae ⓘ |
| foragingStrategy | fish-eating specialist ⓘ |
| genus |
Owl
ⓘ
surface form:
Bubo
|
| habitat |
large river valleys
ⓘ
old-growth forests ⓘ riparian zones ⓘ riverine forests ⓘ |
| hasFeature | prominent ear tufts ⓘ |
| huntingMethod | perches above water and strikes fish ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Endangered ⓘ |
| IUCNStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
ⓘ
surface form:
IUCN Red List
|
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| majorThreat |
habitat loss
ⓘ
human disturbance ⓘ logging of old-growth forests ⓘ overfishing of prey ⓘ river regulation ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Thomas Blakiston ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Hokkaido
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Far Eastern Federal District ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Far East
northeastern Asia ⓘ northeastern China ⓘ Korean Peninsula ⓘ
surface form:
northern Korea
|
| order | Strigiformes ⓘ |
| plumageColor | brown ⓘ |
| plumagePattern | heavily streaked ⓘ |
| range |
Amur River
ⓘ
surface form:
Amur River basin
Ussuri River ⓘ
surface form:
Ussuri River basin
|
| reproductiveSystem | monogamous pairs ⓘ |
| sizeClass | one of the world’s largest owls ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | primarily solitary ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| territoriality | strongly territorial ⓘ |
| threatStatus | endangered ⓘ |
| vocalization | deep booming hoots ⓘ |
| wingspan | up to about 190 cm ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1884 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Blakiston’s fish owl