The rufous fishing owl, 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. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Sharpe, RB 1871
Reference:
Ibis
ser.3, vol.1 p.101 pl.12
Protonym:
Scotopelia ussheri
Type locality:
Fanti, Gold Coast.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/35065#page/129/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
F07B8BD12A85D96B
Avibase ID:
avibase-F07B8BD1
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/F07B8BD1
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555423
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Rufous Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Rufous Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Rufous Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Rufous Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Rufous Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Rufous Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Rufous Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Rufous Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Rufous Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Rufous Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Rufous Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Rufous Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Rufous Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Rufous Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Rufous Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Rufous Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Rufous Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Avilist 2025: Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Rufous Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Rufous Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Rufous Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Rufous Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Rufous Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Rufous Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Rufous Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Rufous Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Rufous Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Rufous Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Rufous Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Rufous Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Rufous Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Rufous Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Rufous Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Rufous Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Rufous Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Rufous Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Rufous Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Rufous Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Rufous Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Rufous Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Chouette-pêcheuse rousse ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Chouette-pêcheuse rousse ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Clements 1st edition: Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Clements, version 2021: Rufous Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Clements, version 2022: Rufous Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Clements, version 2023: Rufous Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Clements, version 2024: Rufous Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Clements 3rd edition: Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Clements 4th edition: Rufous Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Rufous Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Rufous Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Rufous Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Rufous Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Rufous Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Rufous Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Rufous Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Clements 6th edition: Rufous Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Rufous Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Rufous Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Rufous Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Rufous Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Rufous Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Rufous Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Rufous Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Rufous Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Clements, version 2015: Rufous Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Clements, version 2016: Rufous Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Clements, version 2017: Rufous Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Clements, version 2018: Rufous Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Clements, version 2019: Rufous Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
eBird version 1.50: Rufous Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
eBird version 1.52: Rufous Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
eBird version 1.53: Rufous Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
eBird version 1.54: Rufous Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
eBird version 1.55: Rufous Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
eBird version 2015: Rufous Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
eBird version 2016: Rufous Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
eBird version 2017: Rufous Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
eBird version 2018: Rufous Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
eBird version 2019: Rufous Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
eBird version 2021: Rufous Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
eBird version 2022: Rufous Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
eBird version 2023: Rufous Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
eBird version 2024: Rufous Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Rufous Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Rufous Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Rufous Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Rufous Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Rufous Fishing-owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Rufous Fishing Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Rufous Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Scotopelia ussheri |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Scotopelia ussheri |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Scotopelia ussheri |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Rufous Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Rufous Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Rufous Fishing-Owl ( Scotopelia ussheri) |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Scotopelia ussheri |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Scotopelia ussheri |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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