Strigiformes / Strigidae / Megascops

Tropical Screech Owl

Megascops choliba

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

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Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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Megascops choliba choliba

southern Brazil (southern Mato Grosso and São Paulo) to eastern Paraguay
Megascops choliba cruciger

eastern Colombia to Venezuela, the Guianas, eastern Peru, and northeastern Brazil
Megascops choliba decussatus

south-central and eastern Brazil
Megascops choliba duidae

Duida Mountains (southern Venezuela)
Megascops choliba luctisonus

Costa Rica to northwestern Colombia; Pearl Islands (Panama)
Megascops choliba margaritae

Isla Margarita (off Venezuela)
Megascops choliba surutus

Bolivia
Megascops choliba uruguaii

southeastern Brazil to Uruguay and northeastern Argentina
Megascops choliba wetmorei

western Paraguay and northern Argentina

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.