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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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Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Dolores Fernandez02/12/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresVilla RosaN/AAdultNoNo
Dolores Fernandez01/01/2026ArgentinaSan LuisVilla de MerloIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Dolores Fernandez03/21/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresVilla Rosa, PilarIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Dolores Fernandez08/17/2015ArgentinaCorrientesEstancia Virocay, Gobernador VirasoroIndistinguishableAdultNoNo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
243253712/02/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresVilla RosaDolores Fernandez
241121501/01/2026ArgentinaSan LuisVilla de MerloDolores Fernandez
226428021/03/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresVilla Rosa, PilarDolores Fernandez
145835316/08/2021ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Salto EncantadoDolores Fernandez
110835325/08/2019ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Salto EncantadoDolores Fernandez
77290016/06/2018ArgentinaMisionesComplejo Americano, Puerto IguazúDolores Fernandez
31998417/08/2015ArgentinaCorrientesEstancia Virocay, Gobernador VirasoroDolores Fernandez
16609909/08/2014ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Dolores Fernandez
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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.