Cinnamon Screech-owl
Megascops petersoni
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Strigiformes
- Family
- Strigidae
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. Taxonomy and systematics The cinnamon screech owl was first described to science in 1986, one of several Megascops owls described at about that time.
Le Petit-duc de Peterson (Megascops petersoni) est une espèce d'oiseaux de la famille des Strigidae. Répartition Cette espèce vit en Équateur et au Pérou.
La lechuza canela, autillo canela, autillo de Peterson o curucucú acanelado (Megascops petersoni) es una especie de pequeño autillo sudamericano endémico de las selvas montañosas de Perú y Ecuador. Referencias BirdLife International 2004. Megascops petersoni.
Distribution
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