Scotopelia | |
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Pel's Fishing Owl | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Strigiformes |
Family: | Strigidae |
Genus: | Scotopelia Bonaparte, 1850 |
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. It contains the following species:[1]