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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: 654831
  Adult
Pirané
Formosa
Argentina
09/19/2025
Héctor Bernardo Fernández
Foto
Photography ID: 16106
  Adult
Tres Marías
Formosa
Argentina
09/22/2012
Héctor Bernardo Fernández



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
236986219/09/2025ArgentinaFormosaPuerto Onza, PiranéHéctor Bernardo Fernández
22302203/01/2015ArgentinaChacoParque Nacional ChacoHéctor Bernardo Fernández
10197417/01/2014ArgentinaMisionesBio Reserva KaradyaHéctor Bernardo Fernández
5846006/04/2013ArgentinaChacoParque Nacional ChacoHéctor Bernardo Fernández
4238522/09/2012ArgentinaFormosaEstablecimiento Los Picazos, Tres MaríasHéctor Bernardo Fernández
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Tropical Screech Owl (Megascops choliba) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 29/03/2026.