The tropical screech owl is a small species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is found in Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad, and every mainland South American country. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Vieillot, LJP 1817)
Reference:
Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat. nouv. éd.
7 p.39
Protonym:
Strix choliba
Type locality:
Paraguay.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/60105#page/47/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
E2B40A6E68F699C4
Avibase ID:
avibase-E2B40A6E
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/E2B40A6E
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 686663
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Otus choliba) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Otus choliba) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Otus choliba) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Otus choliba) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Otus choliba) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Otus choliba) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Otus choliba) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Otus choliba) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Otus choliba) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Otus choliba) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Otus choliba) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Tropical Screech-owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Tropical Screech-owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Tropical Screech-owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Tropical Screech-owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Tropical Screech-owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Tropical Screech-owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Tropical Screech-owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Tropical Screech-owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Tropical Screech-owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Tropical Screech-owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Tropical Screech-owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Tropical Screech-owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Tropical Screech-owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Tropical Screech-owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Tropical Screech-owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Tropical Screech-owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Tropical Screech-owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Tropical Screech-owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Tropical Screech-owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Tropical Screech-owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Tropical Screech-owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Tropical Screech-owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Petit-duc choliba ( Otus choliba) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Petit-duc choliba ( Otus choliba) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Tropical Screech-Owl ( Otus choliba) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Otus choliba) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Otus choliba) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Otus choliba) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Otus choliba) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Tropical Screech Owl ( Otus choliba) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Tropical Screech Owl ( Otus choliba) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Tropical Screech Owl ( Otus choliba) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Tropical Screech Owl ( Otus choliba) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Tropical Screech Owl ( Otus choliba) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Tropical Screech Owl ( Otus choliba) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Tropical Screech Owl ( Otus choliba) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Tropical Screech Owl ( Otus choliba) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Tropical Screech Owl ( Otus choliba) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Tropical Screech Owl ( Otus choliba) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Tropical Screech Owl ( Otus choliba) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Tropical Screech Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Tropical Screech Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Tropical Screech-owl ( Otus choliba) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Tropical Screech-owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Tropical Screech-owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Tropical Screech-owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Tropical Screech-owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Tropical Screech Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Tropical Screech Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Tropical Screech Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Tropical Screech Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Tropical Screech Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Tropical Screech Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Tropical Screech Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Tropical Screech Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Tropical Screech Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Tropical Screech Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Tropical Screech Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Tropical Screech Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Tropical Screech Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Tropical Screech Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Tropical Screech Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Tropical Screech Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Tropical Screech Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Tropical Screech Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Tropical Screech Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Tropical Screech Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Tropical Screech Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Tropical Screech Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Tropical Screech Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Tropical Screech Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Tropical Screech Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Tropical Screech Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Tropical Screech Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Tropical Screech Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Tropical Screech Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Tropical Screech Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Tropical Screech Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Tropical Screech Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Tropical Screech Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Tropical Screech Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Tropical Screech Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Tropical Screech Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Tropical Screech Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Tropical Screech Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Tropical Screech Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Tropical Screech Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Tropical Screech Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Tropical Screech Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Tropical Screech Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Tropical Screech Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Tropical Screech Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Tropical Screech Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Tropical Screech Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Tropical Screech Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Tropical Screech Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Tropical Screech Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Tropical Screech Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Otus choliba) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Otus choliba) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Tropical Screech-Owl ( Otus choliba) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): Tropical Screech-Owl ( Megascops choliba) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Megascops choliba [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Megascops choliba [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Megascops [choliba or koepckeae]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
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