Rufous Fishing-owl
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| 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.
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- BirdLife International 2004. Scotopelia ussheri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
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