Cinnamon Screech Owl (Megascops petersoni) [XC238481]
by Niels Krabbe from Zamora-Chinchipe: Chinapinza at 1700 m, Ecuador (song)
Cinnamon Screech Owl (Megascops petersoni) [XC86215]
by Alejandro Alarc\u00f3n Pardo from Condor Mirador, Zamora-Chinchipe, 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.