Rufous Fishing-Owl Scotopelia ussheri Scientific name definitions
- VU Vulnerable
- Names (22)
- Monotypic
Denver W. Holt, Regan Berkley, Caroline Deppe, Paula L. Enríquez, Julie L. Petersen, José Luis Rangel Salazar, Kelley P. Segars, Kristin L. Wood, and Jeffrey S. Marks
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated November 30, 2017
Text last updated November 30, 2017
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Ръждива сова рибар |
| Catalan | duc pescador rogenc |
| Czech | ketupa rezavá |
| Dutch | Rosse Visuil |
| English | Rufous Fishing-Owl |
| English (Kenya) | Rufous Fishing Owl |
| English (United States) | Rufous Fishing-Owl |
| French | Chouette-pêcheuse rousse |
| French (France) | Chouette-pêcheuse rousse |
| German | Rotrücken-Fischeule |
| Icelandic | Votugla |
| Japanese | アカウオクイフクロウ |
| Norwegian | liberiaflodugle |
| Polish | rybiarka kreskowana |
| Russian | Рыжая рыбная сова |
| Serbian | Liberijska sova ribar |
| Slovak | hlavaňa hrdzavá |
| Spanish | Cárabo Pescador Rojizo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cárabo pescador rojizo |
| Swedish | rödbrun fiskuggla |
| Turkish | Kızıl Balık Baykuşu |
| Ukrainian | Сова-рибоїд чорнодзьоба |
Scotopelia ussheri Sharpe, 1871
PROTONYM:
Scotopelia ussheri
Sharpe, 1871. Ibis, p.101 pl.12.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Fanti, Gold Coast.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- SCOTOPELIA
- ussheri
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Rufous Fishing-Owl
