Species profile
Cinnamon Screech-owl
Megascops petersoni
Quick answer
Cloud forests of s Ecuador to n Peru
- Scientific name
- Megascops petersoni
- Family
- Strigidae
- Order
- Strigiformes
- Genus
- Megascops
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Cinnamon Screech-owl in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.