Scotopelia

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Aves
Subclassis: Carinatae
Infraclassis: Neornithes
Parvclassis: Neognathae
Ordo: Strigiformes
Familia: Strigidae
Subfamilia: Striginae
Genus: Scotopelia
Species: S. bouvieri - S. peli - S. ussheri

Name

Scotopelia Bonaparte, 1850

Reference

Conspectus generum avium 1 p.44

Scotopelia is a genus of owl in the Strigidae family. It contains the following species:[1]

* Vermiculated Fishing-owl (Scotopelia bouvieri)
* Pel's Fishing-owl (Scotopelia peli)
* Rufous Fishing-owl (Scotopelia ussheri)

References

1. ^ "ITIS Report: Scotopelia Bonaparte, 1850". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=553759. Retrieved 23 February 2010.