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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: 680899
  Adult
Las Calles
Córdoba
Argentina
02/13/2026
Eduardo Nadal
Foto
Photography ID: 639278
  Adult
Paraíso de Cartago
Cartago
Costa Rica
03/30/2025
Eduardo Nadal
Foto
Photography ID: 550643
  Adult
Colonia Carlos Pellegrini
Corrientes
Argentina
09/01/2023
Eduardo Nadal
Foto
Photography ID: 286735
  Adult
Puerto Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
07/24/2018
Eduardo Nadal



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
245513013/02/2026ArgentinaCórdobaLas CallesEduardo Nadal
230529630/03/2025Costa RicaCartagoParaíso de CartagoEduardo Nadal
189251701/09/2023ArgentinaCorrientesEstancia Iberá, Colonia Carlos PellegriniEduardo Nadal
80621724/07/2018ArgentinaMisionesHotel Orquídeas, Puerto IguazúEduardo Nadal
10188418/01/2014ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Eduardo Nadal
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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.