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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: 59044
  Adult
San Isidro
Buenos Aires
Argentina
08/14/2014
Esteban Argerich
Foto
Photography ID: 21867
  Adult
Tres Marías
Formosa
Argentina
04/14/2013
Esteban Argerich
Foto
Photography ID: 8512
  Adult
San Isidro
Buenos Aires
Argentina
08/09/2009
Esteban Argerich



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
227490012/04/2025ArgentinaCorrientesYellow Cardinal Lodge, Curuzú CuatiáEsteban Argerich
218474205/11/2024ArgentinaCorrientesA unos km de Curuzú Cuatia camino a Cuatro Bocas, Curuzú CuatiáEsteban Argerich
218381705/11/2024ArgentinaCorrientesYellow Cardinal Lodge, Curuzú CuatiáEsteban Argerich
213730124/08/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresDelta Bonaerense del Partido de Campana, CampanaEsteban Argerich
204317407/06/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibasEsteban Argerich
177507604/06/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresDelta del ParanáEsteban Argerich
173193706/03/2023ArgentinaCorrientesIbera Birding Lodge, LoretoEsteban Argerich
159851116/06/2022ArgentinaCórdobaLoma BlancaEsteban Argerich
148195724/09/2021ArgentinaJujuyReserva Natural Privada Ecoportal de PiedraEsteban Argerich
130105218/10/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresDelta del Tigre, TigreEsteban Argerich
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Tropical Screech Owl (Megascops choliba) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 19/04/2026.