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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Strigidae.

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Examples

  • The most important of these include the yellow-headed rockfowl (Picathartes gymnocephalus, VU), rufous fishing owl (Scotopelia ussheri, EN), and yellow-throated olive greenbul (Criniger olivaceus, VU).

    Western Guinean lowland forests 2008

  • Riparian vegetation supports Pel’s fishing owl (Scotopelia peli).

    Zambezian Baikiaea woodlands 2008

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