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Choco Screech Owl

Megascops centralis (Hekstra, GP 1982)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.
Species name Recordist Date Location Remarks Cat.nr.
Choco Screech-Owl - Megascops centralis Jorge Gabriel Campos 2023-01-21 , Puntarenas (Costa Rica)   -   534065281
macaulaylibrary.org
Choco Screech Owl - Megascops centralis Brayan Coral Jaramillo 2021-08-03 RNA El Paujil, Serrania de las Quinchas,Santander, Colombia., Bolívar (Colombia) (200 m) song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

713678
xeno-canto.org
Choco Screech-Owl - Megascops centralis Hervé JACOB 2022-04-18 , Puntarenas (Costa Rica)   -   462648951
macaulaylibrary.org
Choco Screech Owl - Megascops centralis José María Loaiza B. 2023-12-28 Jijon y Caamaño (Cab. en Rio Blanco) (near Rio Baboso), Tulcan, Carchi, Tulcán (Ecuador) (800 m) call -

Llamada en respuesta al playback del canto

858412
xeno-canto.org
Choco Screech Owl - Megascops centralis Niels Krabbe 1999-10-22 Esmeraldas: right bank Rio Santiago, above Estero Pote 7 km E Playa de Oro, Ecuador (Ecuador) (330 m) song -

Wet primary forest. Reference: CXCIA 145-163 (Otucen5). Krabbe & Nilsson (2003) (ISBN 90-75838-06-9).

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

238458
xeno-canto.org
Choco Screech Owl - Megascops centralis Jorge Gabriel Campos 2022-01-16 Esquinas Lodge, Golfito (Costa Rica) (110 m) song - [sono] 779877
xeno-canto.org
Choco Screech Owl - Megascops centralis rudy gelis 2019-11-06 Luis Vargas Torres (Cab. en Playa de Oro) (near Playa de Oro), Eloy Alfaro, Esmeraldas, Eloy Alfaro (Ecuador) (90 m) song - [sono] 821980
xeno-canto.org
Choco Screech Owl - Megascops centralis Jonas Nilsson 1996-09-00 Esmeraldas: 2.7 km SSE Alto Tambo, Esmeraldas (Ecuador) (835 m) song -

Humid forest. Reference: JN1. Krabbe & Nilsson (2003) (ISBN 90-75838-06-9).

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

276167
xeno-canto.org
Choco Screech Owl - Megascops centralis Diego F. Castro 12-11-2010 SamboTambo / El Oro, El Oro (Ecuador) (1150 m) Song (A) - 80928
xeno-canto.org
Choco Screech Owl - Megascops centralis Michael Clay 2018-07-20 agua clara, Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia (Colombia) song -   446812
xeno-canto.org
Choco Screech Owl - Megascops centralis José María Loaiza B. 2020-11-15 Manuel Cornejo Astorga (Tandapi), Mejia, Pichincha, Pichincha & Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas (Ecuador) (850 m) adult, sex uncertain, song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:yes

604134
xeno-canto.org
Choco Screech Owl - Megascops centralis Niels Krabbe 2016-11-02 Pichincha: Río Guaycuyacu, Pichincha & Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas (Ecuador) (500 m) call, song -

Two birds countersang, then approached each other and one of them (female?) gave two call types, then again sang like the other and both moved to previous positions. Orchard.

bird-seen:no

playback-used:no

342225
xeno-canto.org
Choco Screech Owl - Megascops centralis Iván Lau 2019-08-10 El Paujil ProAves Reserve, Santander, Santander (Colombia) (190 m) song -

bird-seen:no

playback-used:no

537238
xeno-canto.org
Choco Screech Owl - Megascops centralis Olaf Jahn 1999-10-22 Esmeraldas: Playa de Oro, foothill zone ca. 7 km E of village, Río Santiago, Esmeraldas (Ecuador) (200 m) song -

Moore et al. 2013: Bird Sounds of Ecuador DVD Intervals shortened

playback-used:no

261632
xeno-canto.org
Choco Screech Owl - Megascops centralis José María Loaiza B. 2023-12-28 Jijon y Caamaño (Cab. en Rio Blanco) (near Rio Baboso), Tulcan, Carchi, Tulcán (Ecuador) (800 m) song - [sono] 858404
xeno-canto.org
Choco Screech Owl - Megascops centralis David Garrigues H 2022-04-10 Gamba, Provincia de Puntarenas, Golfito (Costa Rica) (110 m) adult, sex uncertain, song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:yes

715335
xeno-canto.org
Choco Screech Owl - Megascops centralis Niels Krabbe 2016-11-06 Pichincha: Río Guaycuyacu, Pichincha & Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas (Ecuador) (500 m) song -

Orchard. Another singing bird heard faintly. Same as in XC342225.

bird-seen:no

playback-used:no

342229
xeno-canto.org
Choco Screech Owl - Megascops centralis Niels Krabbe 1991-11-15 El Oro: Reserva Buenaventura 9 km WNW Piñas, Azuay (Ecuador) (900 m) song -

Male. Same bird as in Otucen03 (similar, poor quality, not uploaded), collected (MECN 5994). Humid forest. Reference: XXXVIB 548-572 (Otucen4). Krabbe & Nilsson (2003) (ISBN 90-75838-06-9). Filtered version on Moore et al. (2013) (http://johnvmoorenaturerecordings.com/pubs/ECUAD/main.htm).

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:yes

238457
xeno-canto.org
Choco Screech-Owl - Megascops centralis David Garrigues 2022-04-10 Esquinas Rainforest Lodge, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, Puntarenas (Costa Rica)   -   435182911
macaulaylibrary.org
Choco Screech-Owl - Megascops centralis Jay McGowan 2020-01-04 Burbayar Lodge, Kuna Yala, Panama, Kuna Yala (Panama)   -   202750081
macaulaylibrary.org
Choco Screech Owl - Megascops centralis Patricio Mena Valenzuela 2001-05-28 Esmeraldas: Corriente Grande, Salto del Bravo, Río Bravo, Esmeraldas (Ecuador) (alt.? m) song -

Moore et al. 2013: Bird Sounds of Ecuador DVD Intervals partially shortened

playback-used:no

275238
xeno-canto.org
Choco Screech-Owl - Megascops centralis David Garrigues 2022-04-10 Esquinas Rainforest Lodge, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, Puntarenas (Costa Rica)   -   435187521
macaulaylibrary.org
Choco Screech Owl - Megascops centralis Brayan Coral Jaramillo 2021-08-03 RNA El Paujil, Serrania de las Quinchas,Santander, Colombia., Bolívar (Colombia) (200 m) song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

713676
xeno-canto.org
Choco Screech Owl - Megascops centralis Niels Krabbe 2019-09-28 Pichincha: Río Guaycuyacu, Pichincha & Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas (Ecuador) (550 m) shortsong duet -

bird-seen:no

playback-used:no

499953
xeno-canto.org
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