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).
Northern Schiffornis (Schiffornis veraepacis) [XC262330]
by Patricio Mena Valenzuela from Esmeraldas: Playa de Oro, foothill zone ca. 7 km E of village, R\u00edo Santiago, Ecuador (call)
Northern Schiffornis (Schiffornis veraepacis) [XC841842]
by Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda Loaiza B. from Plan de San Luis, Mat\u00edas Romero Avenda\u00f1o Municipality, Oaxaca, Mexico (call)
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).