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Scotopelia peli |
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Scotopelia peli |
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Chouette pêcheuse de Pel |
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Pel's Fishing-Owl |
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Very large ginger owl Eyes are black. When alarmed, this bird can fluff up its head feathers giving it a huge appearance. |
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Quite rare in Katanga. Can be seen in large rivers' gallery forests where debit is slow. |
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mainly fish and amphibians. |
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Nidification takes place during the dry season when waters are low and clear. |
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Warning :
This database was established according to official pieces of work and with the help of famous scientists. However, there might be some errors.
The vernacular names were collected in the field and in the colonial literature from the first part of the 20th century. The monks who established the first dictionaries were not necessarily informed naturalists. Therefore, errors must have been committed.
We invite everyone who could help us to improve this working tool to contact us in order to correct us and share her/his knowledge with us.
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