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It is found in [[Ivory Coast]], [[Ghana]], [[Guinea]], [[Liberia]], and [[Sierra Leone]]. |
It is found in [[Ivory Coast]], [[Ghana]], [[Guinea]], [[Liberia]], and [[Sierra Leone]]. |
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Its natural [[habitat]]s are subtropical or tropical moist lowland [[forest]]s and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. |
Its natural [[habitat]]s are subtropical or tropical moist lowland [[forest]]s and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. |
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It is threatened by [[habitat loss]] .It was formerly classified as endangered by the IUCN. But new research show that is not as rare as it was believed. Consequently 'it was downlisted to Vulnerable on the 2011 Red List Of Threatened Species.<ref>[http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/106002234/0]</ref> |
It is threatened by [[habitat loss]] .It was formerly classified as endangered by the IUCN. But new research show that is not as rare as it was believed. Consequently 'it was downlisted to ''Vulnerable'' on the 2011 Red List Of Threatened Species.<ref>[http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/106002234/0]</ref> |
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English naturalist [[Richard Bowdler Sharpe]] described the Rufous Fishing Owl in 1871. It is one of three species in the genus ''[[Scotopelia]]''. |
English naturalist [[Richard Bowdler Sharpe]] described the Rufous Fishing Owl in 1871. It is one of three species in the genus ''[[Scotopelia]]''. |
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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 .It was formerly classified as endangered by the IUCN. But new research show that is not as rare as it was believed. Consequently 'it was downlisted to Vulnerable on the 2011 Red List Of Threatened Species.[1]
English naturalist Richard Bowdler Sharpe described the Rufous Fishing Owl in 1871. It is one of three species in the genus Scotopelia.
It measures 46 to 51 cm in length, and has bare legs and feet.[2]
References
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- ^ Burton, John A. (1992). Owls of the world: their evolution, structure and ecology. Peter Lowe. p. 59.
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