| Fishing owl | |
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| Pel's fishing owl | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Strigidae |
| Genus: | Scotopelia Bonaparte, 1850 |
| Species | |
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Fishing owls form thegenus,Scotopelia, ofsub-Saharan African birds in the familyStrigidae, the true owls. The genus is closely related to the genusKetupa, and may be embedded within it.[1][2]
The genus contains three species:[3]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermiculated fishing owl
| Scotopelia bouvieri Sharpe, 1875 | Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, and Nigeria. | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
| Pel's fishing owl
| Scotopelia peli Bonaparte, 1850 | Nigeria, Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Zaire, South Sudan, Somalia, Kenya, and Tanzania and southwards to Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and eastern South Africa. | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
| Rufous fishing owl
| Scotopelia ussheri Sharpe, 1871 | Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, | Size: Habitat: Diet: | VU |
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