Rufous Fishing Owl

Rufous Fishing Owl
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Strigiformes
Family:	Strigidae
Genus:	Scotopelia
Species:	S. ussheri
Binomial name
Scotopelia ussheri Sharpe, 1871

The Rufous Fishing Owl, Chouette D'Ussher, Chouette-pêcheuse Rousse, Búho Pescador Rojizo, or Cárabo Pescador Rojizo (Scotopelia ussheri) is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

• BirdLife International 2004. Scotopelia ussheri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.

External links

• BirdLife Species Factsheet.

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