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Black-capped Screech Owl

Megascops atricapilla
(Temminck, CJ, 1822)
Alilicucú Grande
Corujinha-sapo
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 atricapillus, Strix atricapilla.


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Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Héctor Schreiber12/05/2014ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge SurucuáIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
David Juszczuk12/05/2014ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge SurucuáIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Héctor Bernardo Fernández12/05/2014ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge SurucuáIndistinguishableN/ANoNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
21154205/12/2014ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge SurucuáHéctor Schreiber
21042505/12/2014ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge SurucuáDavid Juszczuk
21024705/12/2014ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge SurucuáHéctor Bernardo Fernández
19428728/10/2014ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge SurucuáMarcelo Gavensky
18709211/10/2014ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge SurucuáRuggeri Andres
14585603/05/2014ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge SurucuáAlec Earnshaw
14506603/05/2014ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge SurucuáJorge La Grotteria
13749829/03/2014ArgentinaMisionesRuta Nacional 101 - Tierra colorada, Parque Nacional IguazúAndres Teran
12842615/03/2014ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge SurucuáAdrian Heredia
11882303/03/2014ArgentinaMisionesBio Reserva KaradyaJulián Baigorria
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Black-capped Screech Owl (Megascops atricapilla) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 30/03/2026.