Vermiculated fishing owl

Vermiculated 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. bouvieri
Binomial name
Scotopelia bouvieri
Sharpe, 1875

The vermiculated fishing owl (Scotopelia bouvieri, syn. Bubo bouvieri) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is found within riverine forest in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, and Nigeria. This species was first described by British zoologist Richard Bowdler Sharpe in 1875 and named in honour of French naturalist Eugène Louis Bouvier.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Scotopelia bouvieri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22689048A130158713. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22689048A130158713.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.