Pel's Fishing-Owl

Scotopelia peli

Least Concern

The Pel's Fishing-Owl is an owl of sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and open country. It hunts mostly at dusk or night, using silent flight, strong talons, and sharp hearing to catch mammals, birds, reptiles, insects, or fish, and usually nests in cavities, cliffs, old nests, or sheltered hollows.

Family

Strigidae

Group

Owls

Range

Pel's Fishing-Owl Range — Resident or seasonal range in sub-Saharan African forests, savannas, wetlands, and open country

Population

≈ Unknown

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