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 43 weeks 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 43 weeks ago 17 sec 4.9 -
An adult feeding in wetlands Locality Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Don DesJardin 31 July 2004 5 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 4 years ago 21 sec 4.4 -
An adult bird foraging in a wetland Locality Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Don DesJardin 31 January 2002 4 years ago 15 sec 4.3 -
adult foraging while walking Locality Texas, USA (United States)
Malcolm Mark Swan 25 April 2009 3 years ago 37 sec 4
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Sora feeding at the marsh's edge
Locality Ballona Freshwater Marsh, Los Angeles County, California, USA (United States)
susanks 26 April 2009 2 years ago 3.5 -
In the open
Locality Montmagny, Quebec, Canada
Guy Poisson 14 May 2008 1 year ago 3.2 -
Feeding along the bank.
Locality Circle B Bar Reserve, Lakeland, Polk County, Florida, USA (United States)
leesbirdblog 16 January 2012 18 weeks ago 3 -
Sora sulking through dead vegetation.
Locality Gainesville, Florida, USA (United States)
killiajk 24 December 2010 1 year ago 3 -
Winter adult crouched among the cattails.
Locality Manitoba, Canada
Emily Pipher 8 December 2009 2 years ago 3 -
Feeding in last year's cattails
Locality Horicon Marsh, Dodge County, Wisconsin, USA (United States)
jillbcosta 9 May 2010 1 year ago 2.6
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