Marble fish owl [1] ( lat. Scotopelia bouvieri ) is a bird of the owl family.
| Marble Fish Owl |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
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| International scientific name |
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Scotopelia bouvieri sharpe , 1875 |
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Least ConcernedIUCN 3.1 Least Concern : 22689048 |
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Body length - 46-51 cm. The color of marble owls is very diverse. The color of the top of the body, head and mantilla can vary from light red to dark brown, gray birds are also found. Bottom of the body is light gray, the beak is creamy yellow. The eyes are dark, the legs and fingers are light yellow.
During river spills, many trees flood and their branches hang over the water. Owls sit on these branches, looking out for their prey in the river - fish that rises to the surface. Owls grab the fish with their claws and carry it to themselves.
The range of the marble owl occupies the territory in the south of Niger , in the extreme south of Cameroon , in the central and southern regions of the Central African Republic , in Gabon , the Republic of Congo , in the north of Angola and in DR Congo . A marble owl inhabits the edges of tropical forests and individual wooded areas located along rivers that are unsuitable for human activities, since during the rainy season the rivers flood and these areas are difficult to access for six months a year.
- ↑ Boehme R. L. , Flint V. E. The Bilingual Dictionary of Animal Names. Birds. Latin, Russian, English, German, French / Ed. ed. Acad. V. E. Sokolova . - M .: Rus. lang., "RUSSO", 1994. - S. 144. - 2030 copies. - ISBN 5-200-00643-0 .
