Rufous fishing owl
| Rufous fishing owl | |
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CITES Appendix II
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Strigidae |
| Genus: | Scotopelia |
| Species: | S. ussheri
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| Binomial name | |
| Scotopelia ussheri Sharpe, 1871
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The rufous fishing owl (Scotopelia ussheri), also known as the rufous-backed fishing-owl or Ussher's fishing owl, is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is endemic to west Africa, where it is a highly localised resident along forest rivers.