White-throated Crake (Laterallus albigularis)

Family
Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots)

Size
15 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Lawrence, 1861)

Habitat
Inland freshwater wetlands. From sea-level - 1,600 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (88)...)

White-throated Crake (Laterallus albigularis) [XC261567]
by Olaf Jahn from Esmeraldas: Playa de Oro, village and vicinity, R\u00edo Santiago, Ecuador (alarm call, agitated alarm call)

White-throated Crake (Laterallus albigularis) [XC730097]
by Brian Cox from Humedal de Yalare, south of San Lorenzo, Esmeraldas, Ecuador (song)

Subspecies
Sometimes considered conspecific with Rufous-sided Crake (Laterallus melanophaius), which replaces this species east of Andes. However, may be closer to Grey-breasted Crake (Laterallus exilis).

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

cinereiceps (Lawrence, 1875) - South-eastern Honduras and Caribbean slope of Nicaragua through Costa Rica to north-western Panama (western Veraguas).
albigularis (Lawrence, 1861) - Pacific lowlands of south-western Costa Rica (Gulf of Nicoya) through Panama and northern and western Colombia to western Ecuador.
cerdaleus Wetmore, 1958 - Eastern Colombia (Córdoba to Santa Marta region).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for White-throated Crake (Laterallus albigularis) - 10 files

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