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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: 612546
  Squab
Cuchilla de Laureles
Tacuarembo
Uruguay
11/26/2024
Alejandra Pons
Foto
Photography ID: 432870
  Adult
Tacuarembó
Tacuarembo
Uruguay
02/05/2021
Guillermo Menéndez
Foto
Photography ID: 409435
  Adult
Tacuarembó
Tacuarembo
Uruguay
08/23/2020
Adrian Antunez
Foto
Photography ID: 271004
  Adult
Arroyo Tres Cruces
Tacuarembo
Uruguay
06/15/2018
Adrian Antunez



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
230718401/02/2025UruguayTacuaremboEstablecimiento Bichadero, Cuchilla de Laureles1Eugenia Boggiano
220529126/11/2024UruguayTacuaremboCuchilla de LaurelesAlejandra Pons
136729305/02/2021UruguayTacuaremboEstablecimiento Bichadero, Cuchilla de Laureles, TacuarembóGuillermo Menéndez
128262523/08/2020UruguayTacuaremboLaureles., TacuarembóAdrian Antunez
76985715/06/2018UruguayTacuaremboArroyo Tres CrucesAdrian Antunez
19133608/10/2014UruguayTacuaremboValle EdénMarcelo Gavensky
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Tropical Screech Owl (Megascops choliba) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 19/03/2026.