Vermiculated Screech-Owl © flickr.com

Perhaps a member of a superspecies, along with Guatemalan Screech-Owl (Megascops guatemalae), Yungas Screech-Owl (Megascops hoyi), Black-capped Screech-Owl (Megascops atricapilla) and Long-tufted Screech-Owl (Megascops sanctaecatarinae). Sometimes considered conspecific with Guatemalan Screech-Owl (Megascops guatemalae), but vocally distinct. Isolated subspecies roraimae and napensis possibly separate species. Additional subspecies described from Peru (helleri) and Bolivia (bolivianus) here merged with napensis, but possibly merit subspecific recognition.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

• vermiculatus Ridgway, 1887   -  North-eastern Costa Rica to north-western Colombia, northern Venezuela. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Guatemalan Screech-Owl (Megascops guatemalae).
• roraimae (Salvin, 1897)   -  North-eastern Colombia to northern Venezuela and the tepuis of southern Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and adjacent Brazil. Also eastern slope of the Andes from Colombia to Bolivia. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Roraima Screech-Owl (Megascops roraimae).
• napensis Chapman, 1928   -  Eastern Ecuador to Peru, and northern Bolivia. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Rio Napo Screech-Owl (Megascops napensis).

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