White-eared Ground Sparrow (Melozone leucotis) [XC71952]
by Richard E. Webster from Calle Hernandez, Heredia, Costa Rica (call)
White-eared Ground Sparrow (Melozone leucotis) [XC872744]
by id from Reserva Curi-Cancha, Monteverde, Puntarenas, Costa Rica (call)
Subspecies
The following 3 subspecies are recognised:
occipitalis (Salvin, 1878) - Pacific coast of southern Mexico (Chiapas), Guatemala and El Salvador (Volcán de San Salvador). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Grey-crowned Ground-sparrow (Melozone occipitalis).
nigrior Miller, W & Griscom, 1925 - North-central highlands of Nicaragua.