Species profile
Rufous Fishing-owl
Scotopelia ussheri
Quick answer
Rainforests of Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast and Ghana
- Scientific name
- Scotopelia ussheri
- Family
- Strigidae
- Order
- Strigiformes
- Genus
- Scotopelia
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable
Recording Rufous Fishing-owl in your journal
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