Species profile
Vermiculated Fishing-owl
Scotopelia bouvieri
Quick answer
southern Cameroon to Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, and northern Angola
- Scientific name
- Scotopelia bouvieri
- Family
- Strigidae
- Order
- Strigiformes
- Genus
- Scotopelia
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Vermiculated Fishing-owl in your journal
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