Pel's fishing owl

Pel's fishing owl
Adult
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Scotopelia
Species:
S. peli
Binomial name
Scotopelia peli
Bonaparte, 1850

Pel's fishing owl (Scotopelia peli) is a large species of owl in the family Strigidae, found in Africa. It lives near rivers and lakes, and feeds nocturnally on fish and frogs snatched from the surface of lakes and rivers. The species prefers slow-moving rivers with large, overhanging trees to roost in and forage from.[3] It nests in hollows and the forks of large trees. Though as many as two eggs are laid, often only one chick is raised.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Scotopelia peli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22689032A130158217. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22689032A130158217.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ Simmons RE & Brown CJ (2006). Birds to watch in Namibia: red, rare and endemic species Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine. National Biodiversity Programme, Windhoek, Namibia