WORLD BIRDS / IOC 15.2

Pel's Fishing Owl

Scotopelia peli

Pel's Fishing Owl belongs to Strigidae, within the order Strigiformes. Explore the recorded facts below, then discover other birds in the same family.

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Pel's Fishing Owl · Scotopelia peli — Illustration, not a field photograph.

Taxonomy & recorded facts

Scientific name: Scotopelia peli
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Conservation record: LC · Least Concern
Habitat in source: Wetland
Reported mass: 1942.8 g

Conservation categories reflect the source dataset, not a live IUCN assessment. Missing measurements are omitted. Game combat values are not biological measurements.