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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
46-51 cm.  Uniform orangey-brown upperparts with paler buff underparts streaked with brown, dark eyes and no "ears". In flight, appears orange and white, showing off pale underwings and white belly.  
 
46-51 cm.  Uniform orangey-brown upperparts with paler buff underparts streaked with brown, dark eyes and no "ears". In flight, appears orange and white, showing off pale underwings and white belly.  

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Scotopelia ussheri

Photos to be added shortly.

Identification

46-51 cm. Uniform orangey-brown upperparts with paler buff underparts streaked with brown, dark eyes and no "ears". In flight, appears orange and white, showing off pale underwings and white belly.

Distribution

Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast and Ghana.

Taxonomy

Habitat

Riverine rainforest and mangroves.

Behaviour

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