Rufous Fishing-owl
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Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae

[Photo] Rufous Fishing-Owl, Scotopelia ussheri. Bird Stamp of Ghana, 2002. Source: http://www.bird-stamps.org/cspecies/7809200.htm

The Rufous Fishing-owl, Chouette D'Ussher, Chouette-p??cheuse Rousse, B??ho Pescador Rojizo, or C??rabo Pescador Rojizo (Scotopelia ussheri) is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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