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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: 125421
  Adult
Punta Indio
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/15/2015
Facundo Quintela
Foto
Photography ID: 112162
  Adult
Punta Indio
Buenos Aires
Argentina
08/29/2015
Facundo Quintela
Foto
Photography ID: 82851
  Adult
Manuel B. Gonnet
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/15/2015
Facundo Quintela
Foto
Photography ID: 53953
  Adult
Punta Indio
Buenos Aires
Argentina
06/14/2014
Facundo Quintela



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
156561126/03/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresPunta Indio1Facundo Quintela
155579027/02/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresPunta Indio1Facundo Quintela
148931925/10/2021ArgentinaMisionesSelva Iryapú (600 hectáreas), Puerto Iguazú1Facundo Quintela
139399101/04/2021ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional El Palmar1Facundo Quintela
113449515/11/2019ArgentinaBuenos AiresPunta Indio1Facundo Quintela
93663418/05/2019ArgentinaBuenos AiresPunta Indio1Facundo Quintela
87131419/01/2019ArgentinaBuenos AiresPunta Indio1Facundo Quintela
81158521/09/2018ArgentinaBuenos AiresPunta Indio1Facundo Quintela
74891321/04/2018ArgentinaBuenos AiresPunta Indio1Facundo Quintela
70818424/02/2018ArgentinaBuenos AiresPunta Indio1Facundo Quintela
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Tropical Screech Owl (Megascops choliba) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/04/2026.