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Fishing owl

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Fishing owl
Pel's fishing owl
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Scotopelia
Bonaparte, 1850
Species

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Fishing owls form the genus, Scotopelia, of sub-Saharan African birds in the family Strigidae, the true owls. The genus is closely related to the genus Ketupa, and may be embedded within it.[1][2]

The genus contains three species:[3]

Genus Scotopelia Bonaparte, 1850 – three species
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:

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 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:

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 LC 


Rufous fishing owl

Scotopelia ussheri
Sharpe, 1871
Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, Size:

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 VU 



References

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  1. ^ Salter, J.F.; Oliveros, C.H.; Hosner, P.A.; Manthey, J.D.; Robbins, M.B.; Moyle, R.G.; Brumfield, R.T.; Faircloth, B.C. (2020). "Extensive paraphyly in the typical owl family (Strigidae)". The Auk. 137 (ukz070). doi:10.1093/auk/ukz070. hdl:2346/93048.
  2. ^ Wink, Michael; Sauer-Gürth, Heidi (2021). "Molecular taxonomy and systematics of owls (Strigiformes) - An update" (PDF). Airo. 29: 487–500.
  3. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (January 2023). "Owls". IOC World Bird List Version 13.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 31 January 2022.