Rails, Gallinules and Coots (Rallidae)
Sora (Porzana carolina) - HBW 3, p. 186
French: Marouette de Caroline
German: Carolinasumpfhuhn
Spanish: Polluela Sora
Other common names: Sora/Carolina Rail/Crake
Taxonomy: Rallus carolinus Linnaeus, 1758, Hudson Bay.
Monotypic.
Distribution: SE Alaska, Canada and USA. Winters from S USA, Mexico and West Indies S to C Peru and E to the Guianas.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A sora rail standing in along a marshy shoreline. © 2011 Garth McElroy Locality Maine, USA (United States)
wildbirdvideos 28 May 2011 1 year ago 30 sec 5 -
A sora rail calling in a small grassy marsh. © 2011 Garth McElroy Locality Maine, USA (United States)
wildbirdvideos 28 May 2011 1 year ago 17 sec 4.9 -
An adult foraging in a small freshwater marsh at the end of a flood control channel. Locality Ventura, Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Don DesJardin 8 October 2008 4 years ago 47 sec 4.8 -
An adult feeding in wetlands Locality Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Don DesJardin 31 July 2004 6 years ago 17 sec 4.6 -
An adult bird feeding by picking food off the surface of the water Locality Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Don DesJardin 31 March 2001 5 years ago 21 sec 4.6 -
An adult bird foraging in a wetland Locality Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Don DesJardin 31 January 2002 5 years ago 15 sec 4.5
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Adult male showing very well.
Locality Everglades National Park, Florida, USA (United States)
Paul Cools 13 February 2010 30 weeks ago 4.4 -
An adult swimming across a pond.
Locality Elkford, British Columbia, Canada (Monotypic species)
David Beadle 16 June 2012 12 weeks ago 4 -
Sora (foraging among lily pads)
Locality Estero Llano Grande State Park, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
kevinguse 22 April 2011 34 weeks ago 4 -
Bird foraging on aquatic plants.
Locality Bubali Bird Sanctuary, Aruba, Netherlands Antilles
Antonio Silveira 15 November 2012 27 weeks ago 3.8 -
Sora feeding at the marsh's edge
Locality Ballona Freshwater Marsh, Los Angeles County, California, USA (United States)
susanks 26 April 2009 3 years ago 3.6 -
Bird foraging on aquatic plants of wetland.
Locality Bubali Bird Sanctuary, Aruba, Netherlands Antilles
Antonio Silveira 15 November 2012 27 weeks ago 3.3
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