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Black-capped Screech Owl

Megascops atricapilla
(Temminck, CJ, 1822)
Alilicucú Grande
Corujinha-sapo
Family: Strigidae
Order: Strigiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Otus atricapillus, Strix atricapilla.


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Number of Photography: 30

Foto
Photography ID: 663766
  Adult
Estancia Ña Blanca
Concepción
Paraguay
12/19/2025
Guillermo Menéndez
Foto
Photography ID: 605284
 Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
10/12/2024
Pablo Bruni
Foto
Photography ID: 602250
  Adult
Florianópolis
Santa Catarina
Brazil
12/28/2022
Marcelo Javier Wioneczak
Foto
Photography ID: 539685
  Adult
Morretes RPPN - Etambóia
Paraná
Brazil
04/02/2023
Glauco Oliveira
Foto
Photography ID: 507383
  Adult
Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
08/30/2022
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 507382
  Adult
Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
08/30/2022
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 491782
  Adult
Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
04/24/2022
Pablo Alberto Re
Foto
Photography ID: 491781
  Adult
Parque Nacional Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
04/24/2022
Pablo Alberto Re



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Number of Recorded Vocalizations: 12



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Victor Hugo Michelini08/21/2025ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge SurucuáN/AN/ANoNo
Hugo Caverzasi11/20/2024ArgentinaMisionesRuta 101, Parque Nacional IguazúN/AN/ANoNo
Pablo Bruni10/12/2024ArgentinaMisionesRuta Nacional 101 - Tierra colorada, Parque Nacional IguazúN/AN/AYesNo
Jorge La Grotteria07/29/2019ArgentinaMisionesRuta Nacional 101 - Tierra colorada, Parque Nacional IguazúIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
Jorge La Grotteria07/29/2019ArgentinaMisionesRuta Nacional 101 - Tierra colorada, Parque Nacional IguazúIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
Jorge La Grotteria07/29/2019ArgentinaMisionesRuta Nacional 101 - Tierra colorada, Parque Nacional IguazúIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
Diego Oscar07/08/2019ArgentinaMisionesRuta 101 - Arroyo Ñandú, Parque Nacional IguazúN/AN/ANoNo
Héctor Schreiber12/05/2014ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge SurucuáIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
David Juszczuk12/05/2014ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge SurucuáIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Héctor Bernardo Fernández12/05/2014ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge SurucuáIndistinguishableN/ANoNo
 DownloadJorge La Grotteria02/10/2013ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge SurucuáN/AN/ANoNo
Adrian Heredia11/16/2012ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge SurucuáIndistinguishableAdultNoNo


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Number of Records: 103



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
240179719/12/2025ParaguayConcepciónEstancia Ña BlancaGuillermo Menéndez
239773103/12/2025ParaguayCanindeyúAcceso a la reserva, Reserva Natural del Bosque MbaracayúDiego Oscar
238143420/10/2025ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge Surucuá1Luis Cesar Tejo
237096721/08/2025ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge Surucuá1Victor Hugo Michelini
231788605/07/2025ArgentinaMisionesPN Iguazú--Observatorio de Aves Daniel Pupi Somay, Iguazú1Naré Berduc
220014820/11/2024ArgentinaMisionesRuta 101, Parque Nacional Iguazú2Hugo Caverzasi
220097819/11/2024ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge SurucuáHugo Caverzasi
220026918/11/2024ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge Surucuá1Hugo Caverzasi
220778012/10/2024ArgentinaMisionesParque Nacional Iguazú Ruta 101, Parque Nacional IguazúMarcelo Javier Wioneczak
217211612/10/2024ArgentinaMisionesRuta Nacional 101 - Tierra colorada, Parque Nacional Iguazú3Pablo Bruni
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Black-capped Screech Owl (Megascops atricapilla) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/03/2026.