By Gurpreet Singh |November 27, 2025
Blakiston’s Fish Owl is known for its huge size, impressive wingspan and powerful hunting abilities in rivers.
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These owls can grow over 70 cm tall, with a wingspan stretching up to 2 meters wide.
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Blakiston’s Fish Owl has mottled brown feathers, ear tufts and bright yellow eyes for night vision hunting.
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They live mainly near rivers, streams and forests in Russia, Japan and northern China, preferring dense old forests.
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These owls hunt mainly fish, but they also catch small mammals, birds and amphibians near water bodies.
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Blakiston’s Fish Owl is nocturnal, using its incredible hearing and vision to locate prey in darkness.
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They have strong talons, excellent hearing and silent flight, making them perfect predators in riverine forest environments.
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Blakiston’s Fish Owl is endangered due to habitat loss, logging and disturbances along rivers and forests.
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Fewer than 1,500 individuals remain in the wild, making every sighting extremely rare and valuable for conservation.
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As top predators, they help balance river and forest ecosystems by controlling fish and small animal populations.
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