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Tropical Screech Owl

Megascops choliba
(Vieillot, LJP, 1817)
Alilicucú Común
Corujinha-do-mato
Family: Strigidae
Order: Strigiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Records from Villa de Merlo

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Otus choliba, Strix choliba.

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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 507283
  Adult
Villa de Merlo
San Luis
Argentina
09/03/2022
Diego Alfonso Rosa
Foto
Photography ID: 336155
  Adult
Villa de Merlo
San Luis
Argentina
02/04/2019
Daniel Osvaldo Fernández
Foto
Photography ID: 246135
  Adult
Villa de Merlo
San Luis
Argentina
02/03/2018
Fernando Mollo



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Last Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Dolores Fernandez01/01/2026ArgentinaSan LuisVilla de MerloIndistinguishableAdultNoNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
241121501/01/2026ArgentinaSan LuisVilla de MerloDolores Fernandez
163850403/09/2022ArgentinaSan LuisCabaña Los Remolinos, Villa de MerloDiego Alfonso Rosa
93183704/02/2019ArgentinaSan LuisMerlo y alrededores, Villa de MerloDaniel Osvaldo Fernández
69552103/02/2018ArgentinaSan LuisMerlo y alrededores, Villa de MerloFernando Mollo
37875616/12/2015ArgentinaSan LuisCosta del Este, Villa de MerloEugenia Boggiano
11198715/02/2014ArgentinaSan LuisVilla de MerloSergio Gonzalez Fabiano
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Citation recommended:

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