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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.

Subspecies:


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Latest feeding records
Feeding
GroupSpeciesDateUser
MammalsRatón de Pastizal Pampeano (Akodon azarae)25/06/2015Sergio Gabriel Borrillo



Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 576992
  Adult
São José dos Pinhais
Paraná
Brazil
12/15/2015
Glauco Oliveira
Foto
Photography ID: 299390
  Adult
Delta del Paraná
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/23/2015
Gustavo Masuzzo
Foto
Photography ID: 177273
  Adult
Rincón Ombú Chico
Corrientes
Argentina
07/18/2015
Nicolas Miguel Pavese
Foto
Photography ID: 155359
♂ ♀  Adult
Gualeguaychú
Entre Ríos
Argentina
09/20/2015
Rodolfo Julio Velazquez
Foto
Photography ID: 149431
  Adult
Hernando
Córdoba
Argentina
12/29/2015
Andres Teran
Foto
Photography ID: 149211
  Adult
Hernando
Córdoba
Argentina
12/27/2015
Andres Teran
Foto
Photography ID: 134605
  Adult
Ordoqui
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/06/2015
Santiago Alemán
Foto
Photography ID: 133836
  Adult
Hernando
Córdoba
Argentina
12/27/2015
Federico Galfione
Foto
Photography ID: 132566
  Adult
Villa Ciudad Parque
Córdoba
Argentina
06/20/2015
Galileo Geeraert
Foto
Photography ID: 131251
  Adult
Porvenir
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/28/2015
Martin Scenck



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Last Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Dolores Fernandez08/17/2015ArgentinaCorrientesEstancia Virocay, Gobernador VirasoroIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
David Juszczuk01/03/2015ArgentinaChacoParque Nacional ChacoIndistinguishableJuvenileYesNo



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 Reports


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
43328629/12/2015ArgentinaCórdobaHernandoAndres Teran
38243829/12/2015ArgentinaCórdobaParque Provincial Chancaní5Sebastián Dardanelli
38309228/12/2015ArgentinaCórdobaHernandoAndres Teran
38136528/12/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresParaiso, PorvenirMartin Scenck
43280627/12/2015ArgentinaCórdobaHernandoAndres Teran
39037127/12/2015ArgentinaCórdobaHernandoFederico Galfione
122129526/12/2015ArgentinaEntre RíosReserva Natural Educativa Montecito de Lovera, Paraná3Luis Prevedel
38141326/12/2015ArgentinaBuenos AiresPunta IndioFacundo Quintela
37804020/12/2015ArgentinaCórdobaSector de acampe, Parque Provincial Chancaní1Andres Espindola
37797819/12/2015ArgentinaCórdobaSector de acampe, Parque Provincial Chancaní1Andres Espindola
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Tropical Screech Owl (Megascops choliba) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 18/03/2026.