Pel’s Fishing-Owl / Scotopelia peli
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Pel's Fishing-Owl
SCI Name:
Protonym: Strix peli Consp.Gen.Av. 1 p.44
Taxonomy: Strigiformes / Strigidae / Scotopelia
Taxonomy Code: pefowl1
Type Locality: Ashanti.
Author: Bonaparte
Publish Year: 1850
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
SCOTOPELIA
(Strigidae; Ϯ Pel's Fishing Owl S. peli) Gr. σκοτος skotos darkness, gloom; specific name Strix peli Bonaparte, 1850 (cf. erroneous “peli (black), referring to large ‘black’ eyes of ... Pel’s Fishing-Owl” (Hockey et al. 2005)); "*112. Scotopelia, Bp. Permagna: plumae auriculares nullae: tarsi digitique nudi. Africa occ. 1. *STRIX PELI, Temm. Mus. Lugd. Figura nulla, ex Ashantee." (Bonaparte 1850); "Scotopelia Bonaparte, Consp. Av., 1, 1850, p. 44. Type, by monotypy, Strix peli Temm. i.e. Bonaparte." (Peters 1940, IV, 123).
Var. Megapelia.
Synon. Scotoglaux.
peli
Hendrik Severinus Pel (1818-1876) Gov. of Dutch Gold Coast 1840-1850, naturalist, taxidermist (Gymnobucco, syn. Nicator chloris, syn. Peliperdix lathami, Scotopelia (ex “Strix peli” of Temminck MS)).
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, mispellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
