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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: 649586
  Adult
Miramar de Ansenuza
Córdoba
Argentina
03/02/2025
Walter Bustamante
Foto
Photography ID: 631294
  Adult
Miramar de Ansenuza
Córdoba
Argentina
03/02/2025
Walter Bustamante
Foto
Photography ID: 628591
  Adult
Chancani
Córdoba
Argentina
01/12/2025
Walter Bustamante
Foto
Photography ID: 299123
  Adult
Miramar
Córdoba
Argentina
09/22/2018
Walter Bustamante
Foto
Photography ID: 299122
  Adult
Miramar
Córdoba
Argentina
09/22/2018
Walter Bustamante
Foto
Photography ID: 134862
  Adult
La Falda
Córdoba
Argentina
01/16/2016
Walter Bustamante



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
227500302/03/2025ArgentinaCórdobaMiramar de AnsenuzaWalter Bustamante
226756112/01/2025ArgentinaCórdobaParque Provincial, ChancaniWalter Bustamante
181515014/07/2023ArgentinaSaltaLa Caldera1Walter Bustamante
152412030/12/2021ArgentinaCórdobaCamino El Dragón, La Falda1Walter Bustamante
148552524/10/2021ArgentinaCórdobaVilla Edén, La Falda1Walter Bustamante
115444026/12/2019ArgentinaCórdobaPiedras Grandes, La Falda1Walter Bustamante
83963022/09/2018ArgentinaCórdobaMiramarWalter Bustamante
39347916/01/2016ArgentinaCórdobaVilla Edén, La FaldaWalter Bustamante
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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.