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Fishing owl
Pel's fishing owl
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Strigiformes
Family:	Strigidae
Genus:	Scotopelia Bonaparte, 1850
Species
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Fishing owls form the genus, Scotopelia, of sub-Saharan African birds in the family Strigidae, the true owls. The genus is closely related to the genus Ketupa, and may be embedded within it.

The genus contains three species:

References

1. Salter, J.F.; Oliveros, C.H.; Hosner, P.A.; Manthey, J.D.; Robbins, M.B.; Moyle, R.G.; Brumfield, R.T.; Faircloth, B.C. (2020). "Extensive paraphyly in the typical owl family (Strigidae)". The Auk. 137 (ukz070). doi:10.1093/auk/ukz070. hdl:2346/93048.
2. Wink, Michael; Sauer-Gürth, Heidi (2021). "Molecular taxonomy and systematics of owls (Strigiformes) - An update" (PDF). Airo. 29: 487–500.
3. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (January 2023). "Owls". IOC World Bird List Version 13.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 31 January 2022.

v t e Genera of owls and their extinct allies
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Clade: Neoaves Clade: Passerea Clade: Telluraves
Basal Telluraves Telluraves †Lamillavis? †Zealandornithidae Zealandornis Australaves See Australaves Afroaves †Lutavis? Accipitrimorphae See Accipitrimorphae Coliiformes See Coliiformes Strigiformes See below ↓
Strigiformes incertae sedis †Ypresiglaux †Heterostrigidae Heterostrix †Ogygoptyngidae Ogygoptynx †Palaeoglaucidae Palaeoglaux †Protostrigidae "Aurorornis" Eostrix Minerva Oligostrix Primoptynx? †Sophiornitidae Berruornis? Enskenia Palaeobyas? Palaeotyto? Sophiornis Strigidae Aegolius †Alasio Asio †Asphaltoglaux Athene Bubo Glaucidium †Grallistrix Gymnasio Gymnoglaux †Intulula Jubula Ketupa Lophostrix Margarobyas Megascops Micrathene †Mioglaux †Miosurnia Ninox †Oraristrix †Ornimegalonyx Otus Pseudoscops Psiloscops Ptilopsis Pulsatrix Scotopelia Strix Surnia Taenioptynx Uroglaux Xenoglaux †Yarquen Tytonidae †Miotyto †Necrobyas †Nocturnavis Phodilus †Prosybris †Selenornis Tyto

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