Tropical Screech Owl
Megascops choliba(Vieillot, LJP, 1817)
English (US) Tropical Screech Owl
The Tropical Screech Owl (Megascops choliba) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Strigidae (Owls) in the order Strigiformes.
- Scientific name
- Megascops choliba
- Family
- Strigidae (Owls)
- Order
- Strigiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Tropical Screech Owl
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1817)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 9 subspecies for this species.
- Megascops choliba luctisonus
- Megascops choliba margaritae
- Megascops choliba duidae
- Megascops choliba cruciger
- Megascops choliba surutus
- Megascops choliba decussatus
- Megascops choliba choliba
- Megascops choliba wetmorei
- Megascops choliba uruguaii
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Strix choliba
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1817)
- Type locality
- Paraguay.
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 7 p.39
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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