Back Visuile Afrikaans بومة صائدة السمك Arabic بومه صائدة السمك ARZ Murtoyom (Scotopelia) AVK Scotopelia Breton Scotopelia Catalan Scotopelia CEB Scotopelia Spanish بوف ماهیگیر Persian Kalapöllöt Finnish
| Fishing owl | |
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| Pel's fishing owl | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Strigidae |
| Genus: | Scotopelia Bonaparte, 1850 |
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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]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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| Vermiculated fishing owl
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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
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| Pel's fishing owl
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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
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| Rufous fishing owl
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Scotopelia ussheri Sharpe, 1871 |
Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
VU
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- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (January 2023). "Owls". IOC World Bird List Version 13.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 31 January 2022.