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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: 11910
  Adult
Parque Nacional El Palmar
Entre Ríos
Argentina
02/26/2012
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 1174
  Juvenile
Tanti
Córdoba
Argentina
11/07/2006
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 1025
  Adult
Parque Nacional El Palmar
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/27/2010
Diego Oscar



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Last Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Diego Oscar03/01/2021ArgentinaBuenos AiresDel Viso♂ ♀AdultYesNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
242019023/01/2026ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)1Diego Oscar
241793718/01/2026ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)1Diego Oscar
241649214/01/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresPilar1Diego Oscar
241607312/01/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresCountry Club Las Brisas2Diego Oscar
241043704/01/2026ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)1Diego Oscar
239773003/12/2025ParaguayCanindeyúAcceso a la reserva, Reserva Natural del Bosque MbaracayúDiego Oscar
235082631/08/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresCountry Club Las Brisas2Diego Oscar
235083830/08/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresCountry Club Las Brisas2Diego Oscar
235057022/08/2025ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada Yvytú1Diego Oscar
235077921/08/2025ArgentinaMisionesPN Iguazú (AICA MI01)--Ruta 101, IguazúDiego Oscar
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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.