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



Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 679327
♀  Adult
Henderson
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/25/2026
Juan Manuel Canepa
Foto
Photography ID: 674572
  Adult
Gorchs
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/22/2026
Ricardo Juliano
Foto
Photography ID: 672382
  Adult
Gorchs
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/08/2026
Ricardo Juliano
Foto
Photography ID: 655762
  Adult
Henderson
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/06/2025
Juan Manuel Canepa
Foto
Photography ID: 652082
  Adult
General Villegas
Buenos Aires
Argentina
08/17/2025
Silvio Lamothe
Foto
Photography ID: 643482
  Adult
Hudson
Buenos Aires
Argentina
07/08/2025
Gabriel Kosciak
Foto
Photography ID: 642173
  Adult
Villa Domínico
Buenos Aires
Argentina
06/28/2025
Diego Trillo
Foto
Photography ID: 634218
  Adult
Del Viso
Buenos Aires
Argentina
05/04/2025
Andrea Casaburi
Foto
Photography ID: 633235
♂  Adult
Henderson
Buenos Aires
Argentina
05/05/2025
Juan Manuel Canepa
Foto
Photography ID: 622192
  Adult
Las Flores
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/22/2024
Braian David Bayonés



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Last Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Pablo Richter09/07/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Área Avellaneda, AvellanedaN/AN/ANoNo
Pablo Richter09/07/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Área Avellaneda, AvellanedaN/AN/ANoNo
Santiago Juan Torres03/19/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresCabañas Edén Soñado, TandilN/AN/ANoNo
Dolores Fernandez02/12/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresVilla RosaN/AAdultNoNo
Dolores Fernandez03/21/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresVilla Rosa, PilarIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Jorge La Grotteria04/23/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresGarínN/AN/AYesNo
Diego Oscar03/01/2021ArgentinaBuenos AiresDel Viso♂ ♀AdultYesNo
Nicolas Onorato11/28/2018ArgentinaBuenos AiresLongchampsN/AN/AYesNo
Román Montero07/12/2016ArgentinaBuenos AiresVilla Zapiola, Paso del ReyIndistinguishableAdultNoNo



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 Reports


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
245157725/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresCerca de Herrera Vegas, HendersonJuan Manuel Canepa
244832619/03/202622:55ArgentinaBuenos AiresCabañas Edén Soñado, Tandil1Santiago Juan Torres
244719815/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresCalle Salta al 2300, Olivos1Alec Earnshaw
244574513/03/202600:33ArgentinaBuenos AiresCabañas Edén Soñado, Tandil1Santiago Juan Torres
243781322/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresEa la 37, GorchsRicardo Juliano
243253712/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresVilla RosaDolores Fernandez
243040309/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresMarahué, Partido de VillarinoRosemary Scoffield
243094208/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresEa la 37, GorchsRicardo Juliano
242740303/02/202620:15ArgentinaBuenos AiresEa la 37, GorchsRicardo Juliano
241649214/01/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresPilar1Diego Oscar
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Tropical Screech Owl (Megascops choliba) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 12/04/2026.