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Widespread and common, and best identified by black border to facial disk, and the rising final note in song. A grey and a rufous owl at a typical roost site. Daytime shot from back. | ||||||
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. | ||||||
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). | ||||||||||||
