Tropical Screech-Owl
Megascops choliba
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderStrigiformes (Owls)
- FamilyStrigidae (Typical Owls)
- GenusMegascops (Screech-Owls)
- SpeciesMegascops choliba (Tropical Screech-Owl)
Closest Relatives at Amboró National Park
Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl
Megascops watsonii
Cloud-forest Screech-Owl
Megascops marshalli
Rufescent Screech-Owl
Megascops ingens
Burrowing Owl
Athene cunicularia
Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium brasilianum
Band-bellied Owl
Pulsatrix melanota
Yungas Pygmy-Owl
Glaucidium bolivianum
Crested Owl
Lophostrix cristata
Spectacled Owl
Pulsatrix perspicillata
Rufous Banded Owl
Strix albitarsis
Buff-fronted Owl
Aegolius harrisii
Magellanic Horned Owl
Bubo magellanicus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Tropical Screech-Owl in Amboró National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Tropical Screech-Owl sighting in Amboró National Park, based on 15 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tropical Screech-Owl in Amboró National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Tropical Screech-Owl in Amboró National Park in our monthly data.