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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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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
33525727/09/2015BrazilRio de JaneiroReserva Ecologica de Guapiaçu, Cachoeiras de MacacuGustavo Machado
33455523/09/2015ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge SurucuáAlec Earnshaw
32847307/09/2015ArgentinaMisionesBio Reserva KaradyaAdrian Antunez
105997202/06/2015ArgentinaMisionesSeccional Uruzú, Parque Provincial Urugua-í1Julian Quillen Vidoz
23401001/02/2015BrazilSão PauloPeruíbeCarlos Otávio Araujo Gussoni
23399027/01/2015ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge SurucuáAdrian Heredia
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Black-capped Screech Owl (Megascops atricapilla) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 26/03/2026.