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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: 655661
♂ ♀  Adult
Colonia Carlos Pellegrini
Corrientes
Argentina
09/27/2025
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 438899
  Adult
Los Cocos
Córdoba
Argentina
02/20/2021
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 255120
  Adult
Ceibas
Entre Ríos
Argentina
03/14/2018
Susana Gomez



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
237132227/09/2025ArgentinaCorrientesColonia Carlos Pellegrini, Colonia Carlos PellegriniSusana Gomez
141560920/05/2021ArgentinaMisionesReserva de la Biosfera, Área Experimental Guaraní1Susana Gomez
141032317/05/2021ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge SurucuáSusana Gomez
141544015/05/2021ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge Surucuá1Susana Gomez
138661620/02/2021ArgentinaCórdobaLos Cocos, Los CocosSusana Gomez
137128920/02/2021ArgentinaCórdobaCamino a La Olla, Valle de PunillaSusana Gomez
71608114/03/2018ArgentinaEntre RíosCeibasSusana Gomez
57972421/05/2017ArgentinaCorrientesCerca del casco, salida nocturna, Estancia Rincón del SocorroSusana Gomez
57746121/05/2017ArgentinaCorrientesParque Nacional IberáSusana Gomez
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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.