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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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Photography ID: 242564
  Adult
Villa Paranacito
Entre Ríos
Argentina
05/22/2010
Luis Cesar Tejo
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Photography ID: 117884
  Adult
Villa Paranacito
Entre Ríos
Argentina
05/23/2010
Luis Cesar Tejo



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
238143520/10/2025ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge Surucuá2Luis Cesar Tejo
170366916/11/2022ParaguayBoquerónFortin Toledo1Luis Cesar Tejo
149733511/11/2021ArgentinaSaltaFinca Cielo Verde, Chicoana5Luis Cesar Tejo
117326318/01/2020ArgentinaEntre RíosVilla Paranacito2Luis Cesar Tejo
91260318/04/2019ArgentinaEntre RíosVilla Paranacito, Villa ParanacitoLuis Cesar Tejo
34131623/05/2010ArgentinaEntre RíosVilla ParanacitoLuis Cesar Tejo
68244522/05/2010ArgentinaEntre RíosVilla ParanacitoLuis Cesar Tejo
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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.