White-throated Crake (Laterallus albigularis) [XC540216]
by David L\u00f3pez Giraldo from San Carlos, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica (song)
White-throated Crake (Laterallus albigularis) [XC343942]
by Guillermo Funes from La Fortuna, San Carlos, Provincia de Alajuela, Costa Rica (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).