Caribbean slope from south-eastern Mexico south to Nicaragua, and both slopes in Costa Rica. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Brown-winged Mourner (Schiffornis turdina).
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Northern Schiffornis (Schiffornis veraepacis) [XC570289]
by Brendan Sloan from El Copal Reserve, Costa Rica (song)
Northern Schiffornis (Schiffornis veraepacis) [XC241464]
by Olaf Jahn from Reserva Natural r\u00edo \u00d1amb\u00ed, Vereda el Barro, Altaquer, Barbacoas, Nari\u00f1o., Colombia (song)
Subspecies
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Brown-winged Mourner (Schiffornis turdina).
The following 4 subspecies are recognised:
veraepacis (Sclater & Salvin, 1860) - Caribbean slope from south-eastern Mexico south to Nicaragua, and both slopes in Costa Rica. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Brown-winged Mourner (Schiffornis turdina).
dumicola (Bangs, 1903) - Western and central Panama. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Brown-winged Mourner (Schiffornis turdina).
rosenbergi (Hartert, 1898) - Pacific slope from western Colombia south to extreme north-western Peru (Tumbes). Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Brown-winged Mourner (Schiffornis turdina).
acrolophites Wetmore, 1972 - Extreme eastern Panama (Cerro Tacarcuna) and adjacent highland areas of north-western Colombia. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Brown-winged Mourner (Schiffornis turdina).