Rufous fishing owl

Rufous fishing owl
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. ussheri
Binomial name
Scotopelia ussheri
Sharpe, 1871[3]

The rufous fishing owl (Scotopelia ussheri), rufous-backed fishing-owl or Ussher's fishing owl, is a species of owl in the family Strigidae.[3] It is endemic to west Africa, where it is a highly localised resident along forest rivers.[1]

  1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2016). "Scotopelia ussheri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22689038A93215477. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22689038A93215477.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ a b "Rufous Fishing-Owl Scotopelia ussheri Sharpe, 1871". Avibase. Denis Lepage. Retrieved 28 October 2016.