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Pel's Fishing-Owl
Scotopelia peli (Bonaparte, CLJL 1850)
Pel's fishing owl is a large species of owl in the family Strigidae. The species is found in Africa and lives near rivers and lakes. It feeds nocturnally on fish and frogs snatched from the surface of lakes and rivers. The species prefers slow moving rivers with large overhanging trees to roost and forage from. It nests in hollows and the forks of large trees. Though as many as two eggs are laid, often only one chick is raised. Source: Wikipedia
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Strigiformes
Family:
Strigidae
Genus:
Scotopelia
Scientific:
Scotopelia peli
Classification
Order:Strigiformes
Family:
Strigidae
Genus:
Scotopelia
Scientific:
Scotopelia peli
Original description
Citation:
(Bonaparte, CLJL 1850)
Reference:
Conspect. Gen. Avium
1 p.44
Protonym:
Strix peli
Type locality:
Ashanti.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43560071
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
034B2A6A4933C5F1
Avibase ID:
avibase-034B2A6A
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/034B2A6A
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555422
Geographic range:
- Scotopelia peli: locally in riverine forest of sub-Saharan Africa
Source: Clements checklist
Pel's Fishing-Owl
Catalan:
Duc pescador de Pel
Czech:
ketupa Pelova
Danish:
Pel´s Fiskeugle
German:
Bindenfischeule
Spanish:
Cárabo Pescador Común
Spanish (Spain):
Cárabo Pescador Común
Finnish:
kalapöllö
French:
Chouette-pêcheuse de Pel
Croatian:
sova ribarica
Hungarian:
afrikai halászbagoly
Icelandic:
Flóðugla
Italian:
Gufo pescatore di Pel
Japanese (romaji):
uokuifukurou
Japanese:
ウオクイフクロウ
Lithuanian:
Dryžoji žuvinė pelėda
Dutch:
Pels Visuil
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Storflodugle
Norwegian:
Storflodugle
Polish:
rybiarka duża
Portuguese:
corujão-pesqueiro-de-pel
Portuguese (Portugal):
corujão-pesqueiro-de-pel
Russian:
Полосатая рыбная сова
Slovak:
hlavaňa rybárka
Serbian:
Afrička sova ribar
Swedish:
afrikansk fiskuggla
Ukrainian:
Сова-рибоїд смугаста
Chinese:
横斑渔鸮
Chinese (Traditional):
橫斑漁鴞
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Pel's Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Pel's Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Pel's Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Pel's Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Pel's Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Pel's Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Pel's Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Pel's Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Pel's Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Pel's Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Pel's Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Pel's Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Pel's Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Pel's Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Pel's Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Pel's Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Pel's Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Pel's Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Pel's Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Pel's Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Pel's Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Pel's Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Pel's Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Pel's Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Pel's Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Pel's Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Pel's Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Pel's Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Pel's Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Pel's Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Pel's Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Pel's Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Pel's Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Pel's Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Pel's Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Pel's Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Pel's Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Pel's Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Pel's Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Chouette-pêcheuse de Pel ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Chouette-pêcheuse de Pel ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Clements 1st edition: Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Clements, version 2021: Pel's Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Clements, version 2022: Pel's Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Clements, version 2023: Pel's Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Clements, version 2024: Pel's Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Clements 4th edition: Pel's Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Pel's Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Pel's Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Pel's Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Pel's Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Pel's Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Pel's Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Pel's Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Clements 6th edition: Pel's Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Pel's Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Pel's Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Pel's Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Pel's Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Pel's Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Pel's Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Pel's Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Pel's Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Clements, version 2015: Pel's Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Clements, version 2016: Pel's Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Clements, version 2017: Pel's Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Clements, version 2018: Pel's Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Clements, version 2019: Pel's Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| eBird version 1.50: Pel's Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| eBird version 1.52: Pel's Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| eBird version 1.53: Pel's Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| eBird version 1.54: Pel's Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| eBird version 1.55: Pel's Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| eBird version 2015: Pel's Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| eBird version 2016: Pel's Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| eBird version 2017: Pel's Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| eBird version 2018: Pel's Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| eBird version 2019: Pel's Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| eBird version 2021: Pel's Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| eBird version 2022: Pel's Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| eBird version 2023: Pel's Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| eBird version 2024: Pel's Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Pel's Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Pel's Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Pel's Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Pel's Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Pel's Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Pel's Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Pel's Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Scotopelia peli |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Scotopelia peli |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Scotopelia peli |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Pel's Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Pel's Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Pel's Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia peli) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Scotopelia peli |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Scotopelia peli |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Visuil
Bulgarian: Голяма рибоядна сова
Catalan: Duc pescador de Pel
Czech: Ketupa Peliova, ketupa Pelova
Danish: Pel´s Fiskeugle, Pel's Fiskeugle
German: Bindenfischeule, Pel-Fischeule
English: African Fishing-Owl, African Fish-Owl, East African Fishing-Owl, Fishing Owl, Fishing-Owl, Pel's Fishing Owl, Pel's Fishing-Owl
English, HBW: Pel's Fishing-owl
English (IOC): Pel's Fishing Owl
English (Kenya): Pel's Fishing Owl
English (United States): Pel's Fishing-Owl
Esperanto: Pela fiŝkaptostrigo
Spanish: Búho Pescador Común, Cárabo Pescador Común
Spanish (Spain): Cárabo Pescador Común
Spanish (HBW): Pel's Fishing-Owl
Estonian: viir-kalakakk
Finnish: Kalapöllö
French: Chouette pêcheuse, Chouette pêcheuse de Pel, Chouette-pêcheuse de Pel, Grand-duc de Pel
Croatian: sova ribarica
Hungarian: afrikai halászbagoly
Icelandic: Flóðugla
Italian: Civetta pescatrice di Pel, Gufo pescatore di Pel
Japanese (romaji): uokuifukurou
Japanese: ウオクイフクロウ
Scientific: Bubo peli, Scotopelia oustaleti, Scotopelia peli, Scotopelia peli fischeri, Scotopelia peli salvagoraggii, Scotopelia peli salvago-raggii, Strix peli
Lithuanian: Dryžoji žuvinė pelėda
Dutch: Pels Visuil, Pel's Visuil, Pel-visuil
Norwegian Nynorsk: Storflodugle
Norwegian: Storflodugle
Polish: rybiarka duza, rybiarka duża, Sowa rybiarka
Portuguese: Corujão-pesqueiro, Corujão-pesqueiro de Pel, Corujão-pesqueiro-de-pel
Portuguese (Portugal): Corujão-pesqueiro, corujão-pesqueiro-de-pel
Russian: Полосатая рыбная сова, Сова рыбная Пела
Slovak: hlavaňa rybárka, Sova Pelova
Shona: Dinidza
Serbian: Afrička sova ribar
Swedish: Afrikansk fiskuggla
Swahili: Bundi Mlasamaki
Turkish: Afrika Balık Baykuşu
Ukrainian: Сова-рибоїд смугаста
Chinese: 横斑渔鸮
Chinese (Traditional): 橫斑漁鴞
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