page_title: List of birds of Bangladesh
section_title: Owls
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Bangladesh / Owls
caption_attribution_description: Ketupa ketupu Buffy Fish Owl (Bangla:Pecha)
context_page_description: This is a list of the bird species recorded in Bangladesh. The avifauna of Bangladesh include a total of 809 species, of which 2 have been introduced by humans. 51 species are globally threatened.
  This list's taxonomic treatment and nomenclature follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2019 edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflect this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for Bangladesh.
  The following tags have been used to highlight several categories. The commonly occurring native species do not fall into any of these categories.
  Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Bangladesh
  (I) Introduced - a species introduced to Bangladesh as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
  Extirpated - a species that no longer occurs in Bangladesh although populations exist elsewhere
context_section_description: Order: Strigiformes   Family: Strigidae
  The typical owls are small to large solitary nocturnal birds of prey. They have large forward-facing eyes and ears, a hawk-like beak and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called a facial disk.
  Mountain scops-owl, Otus spilocephalus
  Indian scops-owl, Otus bakkamoena
  Collared scops-owl, Otus lettia
  Oriental scops-owl, Otus sunia
  Eurasian eagle-owl, Bubo bubo
  Rock eagle-owl, Bubo bengalensis
  Spot-bellied eagle-owl, Bubo nipalensis
  Dusky eagle-owl, Bubo coromandus
  Brown fish-owl, Ketupa zeylonensis
  Tawny fish-owl, Ketupa flavipes
  Buffy fish-owl, Ketupa ketupu (A)
  Collared owlet, Glaucidium brodiei
  Asian barred owlet, Glaucidium cuculoides
  Jungle owlet, Glaucidium radiatum
  Spotted owlet, Athene brama
  Mottled wood-owl, Strix ocellata
  Brown wood-owl, Strix leptogrammica
  Short-eared owl, Asio flammeus
  Brown boobook, Ninox scutulata
caption: Buffy fish owl, Ketupa ketupu (Bangla: pecha)
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