Tropical Screech Owl

Megascops choliba

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Strigiformes
Family
Strigidae
Genus
Megascops
eBird Code
trsowl

Vocalizations

Pablo H Capovilla · CC_BY_4_0
Elías Torres Arroyo · CC_BY_4_0
Pablo H Capovilla · CC_BY_4_0
Steve Collins · CC_BY_4_0
Cajá-manga · CC_BY_4_0
Henrry · CC_BY_4_0
Evan Centanni · CC0_1_0

Subspecies (9)

  • 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

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (trsowl) Avibase

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

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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