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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: 528661
  Adult
Parque del Plata
Canelones
Uruguay
01/08/2023
Julián Tocce
Foto
Photography ID: 509949
  Adult
Miramar
Córdoba
Argentina
09/29/2022
Julián Tocce
Foto
Photography ID: 382063
  Adult
Allen
Río Negro
Argentina
02/14/2020
Julián Tocce
Foto
Photography ID: 255392
  Adult
Paso Centurión
Cerro Largo
Uruguay
03/21/2018
Julián Tocce
Foto
Photography ID: 167099
  Adult
General Roca
Río Negro
Argentina
09/15/2016
Julián Tocce
Foto
Photography ID: 64907
  Adult
General Roca
Río Negro
Argentina
10/12/2014
Julián Tocce



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
197027811/02/2024ArgentinaRío NegroLa Tobiana, Área Natural Protegida Paso CórdobaJulián Tocce
197004610/02/2024ArgentinaRío NegroLa Tobiana, Área Natural Protegida Paso Córdoba1Julián Tocce
173604608/01/2023UruguayCanelonesJardín de casa, Parque del PlataJulián Tocce
165298629/09/2022ArgentinaCórdobaCamping Los Sanavirones, Miramar1Julián Tocce
164911726/09/2022ArgentinaSan LuisCamping la sorpresa, Carpintería1Julián Tocce
119274514/02/2020ArgentinaRío NegroZona de chacras, AllenJulián Tocce
71664821/03/2018UruguayCerro LargoDelegación de Coendú, Paso CenturiónJulián Tocce
47676415/09/2016ArgentinaRío NegroÁrea Natural Protegida Paso Córdoba, General RocaJulián Tocce
41922528/03/2016UruguayCanelonesParque del Plata1Julián Tocce
29724419/06/2015ArgentinaRío NegroZona de chacras, General RocaJulián Tocce
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Tropical Screech Owl (Megascops choliba) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 17/03/2026.