Birds of Panama

    GRUIFORMES: Rallidae (Rails, Crakes & Coots)  
Genus: Laterallus (4 species, 13 worldwide)


White-throated Crake
White-throated Crake (Laterallus albigularis cerdaleus)
Laguna Tabacal, Cundinamarca, Colombia
  This subspecies has less white on throat than other subspecies.
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Common in its range, and usually in tall grass and usually near water. But sometimes found in unexpected places.

Grey-breasted Crake
Grey-breasted Crake (Laterallus exilis)
Arari, Maranhão, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Hector Bottai     Copyright and usage info


Yellow-breasted Crake
Yellow-breasted Crake (Laterallus flaviventer woodi)
Medio Queso, Los Chiles, Costa Rica  
   
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez   © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.


Black Rail
Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis coturniculus) Endangered
California, United States
  A song-bird sized rail almost never seen, and more active at night.
   
Photograph by Julio Mulero     Copyright and usage info

A song bird sized rail, almost never seen, and more active at dusk and at night.


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