Unspotted Saw-whet Owl © flickr.com

Vagrant to Panama.

Possibly forms superspecies with Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus), although ranges appear to overlap in southern Mexico (with apparent hybridization). Perhaps conspecific with Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus). Validity of subspecies uncertain: suggested that both tacanensis and rostratus perhaps in fact hybrids between this species and Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus).

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

• tacanensis (Alfaro, 1905)   -  Southern Mexico (Chiapas).
• rostratus (Griscom, 1930)   -  Guatemala; Honduras and El Salvador (presumed this race).
• ridgwayi (Alfaro, 1905)   -  Costa Rica and western Panama.

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