Cinnamon Screech Owl
Megascops petersoni
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Owls (Strigidae)
- Order
- Strigiformes
Overview
The cinnamon screech owl (Megascops petersoni) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is found in the Andes of Ecuador and Peru and possibly Colombia.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Cloud forest of southern Ecuador to northern Peru.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Continents
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Cinnamon screech owl
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
