About the Cinnamon Screech Owl
The cinnamon screech owl 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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The cinnamon screech owl is a small screech owl, 23 to 24 cm (9.1 to 9.4 in) long and weighing 88 to 119 g (3.1 to 4.2 oz). Adults have a warm brown facial disc with a blackish border and the rest of the face is buffy. They have dark brown eyes, a blue-gray bill, and medium-length "ear" tufts. Their upper parts are cinnamon brown with fine darker brown and buffy vermiculation. The wings and tail are cinnamon with brownish and blackish bars. Their undersides are a rich cinnamon buff with some warm brown wavy marks on the throat and chest. No juvenile has been described. Voice: The cinnamon screech owl's primary (territorial) song is "a flat series of hoots" similar to but faster than that of the rufescent screech owl. Its aggressive song is described as "pu-pu-pu-pu-pu pu pu pu pu pu" that starts fast, abruptly slows, and rises in pitch.
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Where the Cinnamon Screech Owl lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Venezuela.
When to see the Cinnamon Screech Owl
Peak activity in August · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Bearded Screech OwlMegascops barbarusThe bearded screech owl is the smallest of its genus in North America.
Balsas Screech OwlMegascops seductusThe Balsas screech owl is among the larger members of genus Megascops; it is 24 to 27 cm (9.4 to 10.6 in) long and weighs between 150 and 174 g (5.3 and 6.1 oz).
Yungas Screech OwlMegascops hoyiThe Yungas screech owl is 23 to 24 cm (9.1 to 9.4 in) long and weighs 110 to 145 g (3.9 to 5.1 oz).
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