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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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Foto
Photography ID: 620953
  Adult
Gualeguaychú
Entre Ríos
Argentina
02/02/2025
Gustavo Puente
Foto
Photography ID: 590326
  Adult
Costa Uruguay Sur
Entre Ríos
Argentina
07/04/2024
Gustavo Puente
Foto
Photography ID: 481987
  Adult
Gualeguaychú
Entre Ríos
Argentina
02/10/2022
Gustavo Puente
Foto
Photography ID: 372089
♂ ♀  Adult
Gualeguaychú
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/05/2020
Gustavo Puente
Foto
Photography ID: 290824
  Adult
Gualeguaychú
Entre Ríos
Argentina
10/06/2018
Gustavo Puente
Foto
Photography ID: 270129
♂ ♀  Adult
Gualeguaychú
Entre Ríos
Argentina
06/14/2018
Gustavo Puente



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
243220111/02/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosReserva Natural Municipal Las PiedrasGustavo Puente
238596113/11/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosReserva Natural Municipal Las PiedrasGustavo Puente
224329202/02/2025ArgentinaEntre RíosZona sur Gualeguaychú, GualeguaychúGustavo Puente
210119304/07/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosCosta Uruguay SurGustavo Puente
163383602/09/2022ArgentinaEntre RíosReserva Privada Senderos del MonteGustavo Puente
154542110/02/2022ArgentinaEntre RíosGualeguaychúGustavo Puente
137342228/02/2021ArgentinaEntre RíosReserva Privada Senderos del MonteGustavo Puente
116023905/01/2020ArgentinaEntre RíosZona la península "punta Sur", GualeguaychúGustavo Puente
89306328/02/2019ArgentinaEntre RíosReserva Privada Senderos del MonteGustavo Puente
81703306/10/2018ArgentinaEntre RíosÁrea Natural La Estopona, GualeguaychúGustavo Puente
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Tropical Screech Owl (Megascops choliba) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/04/2026.