Cinnamon Screech Owl (Megascops petersoni)
About the Cinnamon Screech Owl
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. The cinnamon screech owl was first described to science in 1986, one of several Megascops owls described at about that time. Its specific epithet honors Roger Tory Peterson, "the father of modern field guides". Its exact relationships to others of its genus are inexact, but it is thought to be most closely related to the rufescent screech owl (M. ingens) and cloud-forest screech owl (M. marshalli). It is monotypic.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 41 recordings for this species: 6 CC BY-NC-SA · 2 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
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- Eastern Screech OwlMegascops asiorecording
- Foothill Screech OwlMegascops roraimaerecording
- Middle American Screech OwlMegascops guatemalaerecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.