Cinnamon Screech Owl (Megascops petersoni) [XC813016]
by Fabrice Schmitt from Canaan - Ratachal 1, Peru (call, song)
Cinnamon Screech Owl (Megascops petersoni) [XC274951]
by Jonas Nilsson from Zamora-Chinchipe: below Chinapinza, Ecuador (song)
Subspecies
Possibly forms superspecies with Cloudforest Screech-Owl (Megascops marshalli) and both formerly included under invalid name Otus huberi. Alternatively, considered by some to be conspecific with Rufescent Screech-Owl (Megascops ingens) or Colombian Screech-Owl (Megascops colombianus). Scientific name sometimes incorrectly spelt as peterseni.