Cinnamon screech owl
Megascops petersoni (Fitzpatrick & O'Neill, 1986)
The cinnamon screech owl (Megascops petersoni) is a species in the family Strigidae, order Strigiformes. Recorded adults weigh 96 g to 97.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the cinnamon screech owl
- Weight
- 97.5 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the cinnamon screech owl live?
Not recorded
What is 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.
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Is the cinnamon screech owl endangered?
The cinnamon screech owl is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the cinnamon screech owl classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderStrigiformes
- familyStrigidae
- genusMegascops
- SpeciesMegascops petersoni (Fitzpatrick & O'Neill, 1986)
Synonyms Megascops huberi petersoni, Otus marshalli petersoni, Otus peterseni, Otus petersoni, Otus petersoni, Otus petersoni
Other names and names in other languages (37)
- Cinnamon screech-owlEnglish
- Cinnamon screech-owlEnglish
- Cinnamon screech-owlEnglish
- Cinnamon screech-owlEnglish
- xot de PetersonCatalan
- výreček PetersonůvCzech
- Kanel DværghornugleDanish
- ZimtkreischeuleGerman
- ZimteuleGerman
- cinama kriĉostrigoEsperanto
- Autillo CanelaSpanish
- Autillo de PetersonSpanish
- Lechuza canelaSpanish
- ruuge-pilvepällEstonian
- tumbesinpöllönenFinnish
- Asion de PetersonFrench
- Petit-duc de PetersonFrench
- cimetasti ćukCroatian
- fahéjszínű füleskuvikHungarian
- Assiolo cannellaItalian
- Assiolo di PetersenItalian
- Assiolo di PetersonItalian
- ニッケイコノハズクJapanese
- シナモンオオコノハズクJapanese
- Petersono apuokėlisLithuanian
- Kaneelkleurige SchreeuwuilDutch
- lojaugleNorwegian
- syczoń jarzębatyPolish
- corujinha-canelaPortuguese
- Коричневая совкаRussian
- výrček škoricovýSlovak
- Cimetasti američki ćukSerbian
- kastanjeskrikuvSwedish
- Tarçın Renkli PuhucukTurkish
- сплюшка еквадорськаUkrainian
- 桂红角鸮Chinese
- 桂紅鳴角鴞Chinese
Relatives of the cinnamon screech owl
Other species in the same genus Megascops.
Eastern screech owl
Megascops asio
Western screech owl
Megascops kennicottii
Tropical screech owl
Megascops choliba
Whiskered screech owl
Megascops trichopsis
Bare-shanked screech owl
Megascops clarkii
Pacific screech owl
Megascops cooperi
CompareCinnamon screech owl vs Eastern screech owlCinnamon screech owl vs Western screech owlCinnamon screech owl vs Tropical screech owlCinnamon screech owl vs Whiskered screech owl
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the cinnamon screech owl?
An adult cinnamon screech owl weighs 97.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the cinnamon screech owl endangered?
The cinnamon screech owl is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the cinnamon screech owl?
The cinnamon screech owl (Megascops petersoni) belongs to the family Strigidae in the order Strigiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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