Stats

Lifespan

10-15 yrs

Size

Large

Diet

Carnivore

Activity

Nocturnal

Social

Solitary

Biome

Freshwater wetland

Range

Sub-Saharan Africa

Movement

Flight

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Camouflage

Status

Rare

About

Pel's fishing-owl is a large owl species found in Africa. It lives near rivers and lakes, and feeds on fish and frogs snatched from the surface of lakes and rivers.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   egg

   One or two eggs are incubated on a high stick nest or cliff ledge, guarded closely by the pair.
2. 2.
   hatchling

   A downy hatchling is fed torn meat by its parents and grows quickly in a high nest.
3. 3.
   juvenile

   A feathered juvenile fledges from the nest, learning to soar and to make its first kills.
4. 4.
   adult

   Fully grown, hunting on its own with adult plumage.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Aves

Order

Strigiformes

Family

Strigidae

Genus

Scotopelia

Species

Scotopelia peli