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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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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Otus choliba, Strix choliba.

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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 674572
  Adult
Gorchs
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/22/2026
Ricardo Juliano
Foto
Photography ID: 672382
  Adult
Gorchs
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/08/2026
Ricardo Juliano
Foto
Photography ID: 212885
♂ ♀  Adult
Gorchs
Buenos Aires
Argentina
08/04/2017
Ricardo Juliano
Foto
Photography ID: 42700
  Adult
Gorchs
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/08/2014
Hernán Tolosa



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
243781322/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresEa la 37, GorchsRicardo Juliano
243094208/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresEa la 37, GorchsRicardo Juliano
242740303/02/202620:15ArgentinaBuenos AiresEa la 37, GorchsRicardo Juliano
224163429/01/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresEa la 37, GorchsRicardo Juliano
193674701/01/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresEa la 37, GorchsRicardo Juliano
191104813/11/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresEa la 37, GorchsRicardo Juliano
170162513/01/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresEa la 37, GorchsRicardo Juliano
134092002/01/2021ArgentinaBuenos AiresEa la 37, GorchsRicardo Juliano
116203904/01/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresCamino rural entre Las Flores y Gorchs, GorchsRicardo Juliano
66792105/01/2018ArgentinaBuenos AiresEa la 37, GorchsRicardo Juliano
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Tropical Screech Owl (Megascops choliba) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 13/03/2026.