Pel's fishing-owl / Bindenfischeule (Scotopelia peli)

Wikipedia: Pel's fishing-owl Source: WIKIPEDIA Pel%27s_fishing_owl%2C_Scotopelia_pel.jpg

Observations

🔍 No documented observation

Description

Classification: Genus Scotopelia (Scotopelia); Family Strigidae (Strigidae)
General: Pel's fishing owl (Scotopelia peli) is a large species of owl in the family Strigidae. The species is found in Africa and lives near rivers and lakes. It feeds nocturnally on fish and frogs snatched from the surface of lakes and rivers. The species prefers slow moving rivers with large overhanging trees to roost and forage from.^[2] It nests in hollows and the forks of large trees. Though as many as two eggs are laid, often only one chick is raised. [more]