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Strigiformes / Strigidae / Scotopelia

Rufous Fishing Owl

Scotopelia ussheri

IUCN: Vulnerable

Taxonomy

Order
Strigiformes
Family
Strigidae
Genus
Scotopelia

Distribution

rainforest of Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, and Ghana

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (rufowl1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.