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− | {{ | + | [[Image:Cinnamon screech-owl IMG 9904.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|megan+perkins|megan perkins}}<br />Abra Patricia, N [[Peru]], November 2011]] |
− | ;Megascops petersoni | + | ;[[:Category:Megascops|Megascops]] petersoni |
− | + | ''Otus petersoni'' | |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
+ | 21 cm - so a smaller Screech-Owl. Warm buffish or reddish brown plumage without extensive [[Dictionary_T-Z#V|vermiculations]]. No white shoulder spots. Tarsi almost fully feathered. Eyes dark brown. Has medium to short ear-tufts. | ||
+ | ====Similar species==== | ||
+ | [[Rufescent Screech-Owl]] overlaps partially in range (may segregate by elevation with Rufescent most often lower). See also [[Foothill Screech-Owl]] and [[Southern Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl]]. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
+ | Southern [[Ecuador]] to northern [[Peru]] on the eastern side of the Andes. It has lately also been shown to occur in central [[Colombia]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
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+ | This and almost all Screech-Owls in the Americas have previously been considered to belong in the same genus (''[[:Category:Otus|Otus]]'') as the European and Asian Scops-Owls, but a reassignment to ''Megascops'' have been accepted by among other authorities, the American Ornithologists' Union. | ||
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+ | This species has previously been considered a subspecies of the [[Cloud-forest Screech-Owl]] (''Megascops marshalli''). | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | Cloud forests in roughly 1600-2500 m asl. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
− | + | Feeds mainly on insects taken during the night. | |
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec10}}# König, C. and F. Weick 2008. Owls of the World, second edition. Christopher Helm, London. ISBN 978-0-7136-6548-2 | ||
+ | #Freeman & Julio 2010. The nest and egg of Cinnamon Screech-Owl ''Megascops petersoni'' in central Colombia. [http://www.neotropicalbirdclub.org/articles/32/Freeman.pdf Cotinga 32:107]. | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
− | {{GSearch| | + | {{GSearch|Screech+petersoni}} |
− | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category: | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Megascops]] |
Latest revision as of 02:13, 2 July 2022
- Megascops petersoni
Otus petersoni
Identification
21 cm - so a smaller Screech-Owl. Warm buffish or reddish brown plumage without extensive vermiculations. No white shoulder spots. Tarsi almost fully feathered. Eyes dark brown. Has medium to short ear-tufts.
Similar species
Rufescent Screech-Owl overlaps partially in range (may segregate by elevation with Rufescent most often lower). See also Foothill Screech-Owl and Southern Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl.
Distribution
Southern Ecuador to northern Peru on the eastern side of the Andes. It has lately also been shown to occur in central Colombia.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
This and almost all Screech-Owls in the Americas have previously been considered to belong in the same genus (Otus) as the European and Asian Scops-Owls, but a reassignment to Megascops have been accepted by among other authorities, the American Ornithologists' Union.
This species has previously been considered a subspecies of the Cloud-forest Screech-Owl (Megascops marshalli).
Habitat
Cloud forests in roughly 1600-2500 m asl.
Behaviour
Feeds mainly on insects taken during the night.
References
- Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
- König, C. and F. Weick 2008. Owls of the World, second edition. Christopher Helm, London. ISBN 978-0-7136-6548-2
- Freeman & Julio 2010. The nest and egg of Cinnamon Screech-Owl Megascops petersoni in central Colombia. Cotinga 32:107.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Cinnamon Screech-Owl. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Cinnamon_Screech-Owl