Tropical Screech-Owl Megascops choliba Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (30)
- Subspecies (9)
Gaelyn Ong
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 28, 2011
Text last updated January 28, 2011
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Южноамерикански чухал |
| Catalan | xot tropical |
| Czech | výreček neotropický |
| Dutch | Cholibaschreeuwuil |
| English | Tropical Screech-Owl |
| English (United States) | Tropical Screech-Owl |
| French | Petit-duc choliba |
| French (France) | Petit-duc choliba |
| German | Tropenkreischeule |
| Japanese | スピックスコノハズク |
| Norwegian | tropeugle |
| Polish | syczoń tropikalny |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | corujinha-do-mato |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Corujinha-do-mato |
| Russian | Южноамериканская совка |
| Serbian | Tropski američki ćuk |
| Slovak | výrček čóliba |
| Spanish | Autillo Chóliba |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Alilicucú Común |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Lechucita Neotropical |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Autillo Tropical |
| Spanish (Panama) | Autillo Tropical |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Lechucita común |
| Spanish (Peru) | Lechuza Tropical |
| Spanish (Spain) | Autillo chóliba |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Tamborcito Común |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Curucucú Común |
| Swedish | sydamerikansk skrikuv |
| Turkish | Çoliba Puhucuğu |
| Ukrainian | Сплюшка неотропічна |
Megascops choliba (Vieillot, 1817)
PROTONYM:
Strix choliba
Vieillot, 1817. 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.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Paraguay.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MEGASCOPS
- choliba
- Choliba
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Tropical Screech-Owl
