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    Pel's fishing owl (Scotopelia peli) is a large species of owl in the family Strigidae, found in Africa. It lives near rivers and lakes, and feeds nocturnally...
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    close proximity to the Pel's fishing owl, it has been suggested that they utilise the habitat differently. While the Pel's fishing owl is primarily found...
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    genus contains three species: Vermiculated fishing owl (S. bouvieri) Pel's fishing owl (S. peli) Rufous fishing owl (S. ussheri) Salter, J.F.; Oliveros, C...
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    probably similar to that of Pel's fishing owl (Scotopelia peli). The young are slow to mature. The vermiculated fishing owl has a very wide range in tropical...
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    fish owl, Ketupa zeylonensis Tawny fish owl, Ketupa flavipes Buffy fish owl, Ketupa ketupu Pel's fishing owl, Scotopelia peli Rufous fishing owl, Scotopelia...
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  • species of owl in order Strigiformes; they are distributed among 25 genera in two families. The 20 species of genera Tyto and Phodilus, the barn owls, are in...
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    Verreaux's eagle-owls attacking even larger raptorial birds. A case of the Verreaux's eagle-owl killing an adult Pel's fishing owl in Botswana was verified...
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    saddle-billed stork, kori bustard, ground hornbill and the reclusive Pel's fishing owl, which is localized and seldom seen. The 2011 aerial survey found...
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    Mwea National Reserve also shelters two other rare species; the Pel's fishing owl (Scotopelia peli) and the white-backed night heron (Gorsachius leuconotus)...
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    bird species, including the helmeted guineafowl, African fish eagle, Pel's fishing owl, Egyptian goose, South African shelduck, African jacana, African skimmer...
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