Scotopelia
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Fishing owls are a group of birds in the Strigidae family. The owls are placed in their own genus Scotopelia here, but should arguably be merged with Bubo
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It contains the following species:
Horned owl
The American horned owls and the Old World eagle-owls make up the genus Bubo, at least as traditionally described. This genus, depending on definition, contains about one or two dozen species of typical owls and is found in many parts of the world. Some of the largest living Strigiformes are in...
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It contains the following species:
- Vermiculated Fishing Owl (Scotopelia bouvieri)
- Pel's Fishing Owl (Scotopelia peli)
- Rufous Fishing Owl (Scotopelia ussheri)