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Split from the Vermiculated Screech Owl because of vocalization differences (shorter song). The two species split is somewhere in central Panama. Lacking black border to facial disk seen on Tropical Screech Owl (if you see one without hearing it). There is a grey morph that does appears to have a bit of a border to the facial disk (or maybe the few photos show a shadow), and a rufous morph. Rufous morph roosting. | ||||||
Widespread and common, and best identified by black border to facial disk, and the rising final note in song. Daytime shot from back. A grey and a rufous owl at a typical roost site. | ||||||
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Only recently discovered and finally described in 2017. Found around 2000m. in the Santa Marta Sierra Nevada. | ||||||
In 2023 the former Vermiculated Screech Owl was lumped with this species until they figure out the taxonomy of these similar screech owls. | ||||||||||||
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In IOC 9.1 the dark-eyed and less rufous Colombian Screech Owl was merged with this species. Found locally around 1500m. Not too vocal. Rufescent. | ||||||||||||
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Found at over 1500m on the western Andean slope in Peru. Note greyish color. | ||||||
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Found on the eastern Andean slope on southeast Ecuador and northeast Peru. Also recorded in a few spots in northern Ecuador and Colombia. Note lack of white on belly (Ridgely). | ||||||
Very small, but one race (rightmost area on map in an inter-Andean valley) is larger. Comes in grey-brown and rufous morphs. Taxonomy uncertain, but looks like a Tropical Screech Owl. (HBW) | ||||||
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Note dark border to facial disk similar to Tropical Screech Owl, but note tawny chest and orange (not yellow) eyes. The subspecies south of the Amazon is darker and has a brown and rufous morph (HBW). | ||||||||||||
