Species factsheet

Tropical Screech Owl (Megascops choliba)

Order: Megascops choliba
Family: Owls (Strigidae)

Danish name: Marañón-dværghornugle

Voices can be found here (External link)

Subspecies and Distribution

luctisonus

Costa Rica to nw Colombia

margaritae

Margarita I. (off n Venezuela)

duidae

s Venezuela

crucigerus

e Colombia and e Peru through Venezuela, the Guianas to ne Brazil

surutus

Bolivia

decussatus

c and e Brazil

choliba

s Brazil, e Paraguay

wetmorei

w Paraguay, n Argentina

uruguaiensis

se Brazil, Uruguay and ne Argentina

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