Rufous Fishing-Owl (Scotopelia ussheri)

Family
Strigidae (Typical Owls)

Size
46 - 51 cm

First Described (Guide)
Sharpe, 1871

Habitat
Mangroves, primary forest, forest edges, secondary growth, such as old cocoa plantations and bamboo stands, along small, shady streams in mosaics of open floodplains and riverine forest.

Range (Guide)

C�te dIvoire (B) (NB), Ghana (B) (NB), Guinea (B) (NB), Liberia (B) (NB), Sierra Leone (B) (NB).

Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast and Ghana; possibly also Guinea.

Population
Estimated population is 1,000 - 2,499 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A baritone hoot given at irregular intervals, sometimes in a series and may be duet. Call similar to that of Pel's Fishing-Owl (Scotopelia peli), but somewhat higher pitched and not as "flat", but slightly rising in pitch.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (4)...)

Rufous Fishing Owl (Scotopelia ussheri) [XC345604]
by Phil Taylor, Hugo Rainey from Bangolo, Dix-Huit Montagnes; SW corner of Mt Peko National Park, Ivory Coast (call, pair duetting)

Rufous Fishing Owl (Scotopelia ussheri) [XC345655]
by Phil Taylor, Hugo Rainey from Bangolo, Dix-Huit Montagnes; SW corner of Mt Peko National Park, Ivory Coast (call, dueting)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Similar Species
Smaller than Pel's Fishing-Owl (Scotopelia peli) and has uniform, not barred, upperparts.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Rufous Fishing-Owl (Scotopelia ussheri) - 10 files

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