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Rufous Fishing-Owl
Scotopelia ussheri Sharpe, RB 1871
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
Classification
Order:Strigiformes
Family:
Strigidae
Genus:
Scotopelia
Scientific:
Scotopelia ussheri
Original description
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 identifiers
Avibase ID:
F07B8BD12A85D96B
Avibase ID:
avibase-F07B8BD1
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/F07B8BD1
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555423
VULNERABLE
Geographic range:
- Scotopelia ussheri: rainforest of Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, and Ghana
Source: Clements checklist
Rufous Fishing-Owl
Catalan:
Duc pescador rogenc
Czech:
ketupa červenavá
Danish:
Rødbrun Fiskeugle
German:
Rotrücken-Fischeule
Spanish:
Cárabo Pescador Rojizo
Spanish (Spain):
Cárabo Pescador Rojizo
Finnish:
ghanankalapöllö
French:
Chouette-pêcheuse rousse
Croatian:
riđa sova
Hungarian:
vöröshátú halászbagoly
Icelandic:
Votugla
Italian:
Gufo pescatore rossiccio
Japanese (romaji):
akauokuifukurou
Japanese:
アカウオクイフクロウ
Lithuanian:
Rusvoji žuvinė pelėda
Dutch:
Rosse Visuil
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Liberiaflodugle
Norwegian:
Liberiaflodugle
Polish:
rybiarka kreskowana
Portuguese:
Coruja-pescadora-ruiva
Portuguese (Portugal):
corujão-pesqueiro-ruivo
Russian:
Рыжая рыбная сова
Slovak:
hlavaňa hrdzavá
Serbian:
Liberijska sova ribar
Swedish:
rödbrun fiskuggla
Ukrainian:
Сова-рибоїд чорнодзьоба
Chinese:
棕渔鸮
Chinese (Traditional):
棕漁鴞
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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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: Duc pescador rogenc
Czech: Ketupa cervenavá, ketupa červenavá
Danish: Rødbrun Fiskeugle
German: Rotrückenfischeule, Rotrücken-Fischeule
English: Rufous Fishing Owl, Rufous Fishing-Owl, Rufous-backed Fishing-Owl, Ussher's Fishing Owl, Ussher's Fishing-Owl
English, HBW: Rufous Fishing-owl
English (IOC): Rufous Fishing Owl
English (United States): Rufous Fishing-Owl
Esperanto: Ruĝa fiŝkaptostrigo
Spanish: Búho Pescador Rufo, Cárabo Pescador Rojizo
Spanish (Spain): Cárabo Pescador Rojizo
Spanish (HBW): Rufous Fishing-Owl
Estonian: leet-kalakakk
Finnish: ghanankalapöllö, Ruskokalapöllö
French: Chouette-pêcheuse à dos roux, Chouette-pêcheuse rousse, Grand-duc à dos roux
Croatian: riđa sova
Hungarian: vöröshátú halászbagoly
Icelandic: Votugla
Italian: Civetta pescatrice rossiccia, Gufo pescatore rossiccio
Japanese (romaji): akauokuifukurou
Japanese: アカウオクイフクロウ
Scientific: Bubo ussheri, Scotopelia ussheri
Lithuanian: Rusvoji žuvinė pelėda
Dutch: Rosse Visuil
Norwegian Nynorsk: Liberiaflodugle
Norwegian: Liberiaflodugle
Polish: rybiarka kreskowana
Portuguese: Coruja-pescadora-ruiva
Portuguese (Portugal): corujão-pesqueiro-ruivo
Russian: Красноспинная рыбная сова, Рыжая рыбная сова, Сова рыжая рыбная
Slovak: hlavaňa hrdzavá
Serbian: Liberijska sova ribar
Swedish: Rödbrun fiskuggla
Turkish: Kızıl Balık Baykuşu
Ukrainian: Сова-рибоїд чорнодзьоба
Chinese: 棕渔鸮
Chinese (Traditional): 棕漁鴞
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