Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Rails, Gallinules and Coots :: Sora

Sora Porzana carolina

Described by: Linnaeus (1758)
Alternate common name(s): Sora Rail, Carolina Rail, Sora Crake
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

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Range

North America;
Se. Alaska (Stikine River), Canada from nw. British Columbia e. in s. Yukon, w. Mackenzie, n. Saskatchewan, n. Manitoba, n. Ontario, w. and s. Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Is., Nova Scotia and sw. Newfoundland s. in the United States to c. Nevada, c. Arizona, s. New Mexico, e. Colorado, c. Oklahoma, s. Missouri, c. Illinois, sw. Tennessee, c. Indiana, c. Ohio, West Virginia and Maryland and n. Baja.
Winters s. in s. United States, Bermuda, and Mexico through Central America in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, and Panama, Colombia (Cartagena s. locally to the Santa Marta Mountains, middle and upper Cauca valley, temperate zone of e. and w. Narino, e. Andes of Boyaca and Cundinamarca, and lowlands e. of Andes in w. Caqueta), Venezuela (Zulia, Falcon, Merida, Portuguesa to Anzoategui, s. Amazonas, and Margarita Is.), Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana (Bartica), Ecuador s. to Guayas and Chimborazo, and c. Peru s. to Junin and the West Indies (Bahamas, Abaco).
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North America n. of Mexican border;
Summer: ex. ce. and se. ALK through c. YUK, sw. MAC, BCO including se. Vancouver Is., ALB, SAS, MAN, ONT, c. QUE, NBR, PEI, NSC and isolated populations on the border of ne. QUE and s. LAB, and s. NFD s. in the United States in WAS, ORG to c. CAL, c. NEV, IDH, MON, UTH, WYO, and COL to n. ARZ, and sc. NMX, NDK, SDK to c. NEB, and c. KAN, MIN, n. IWA, WIS, ne. ILL, MIC, c. IND, sw. OHO, PEN, NYK, n. MYD, n. DEL, NJY, VMT, NHP, MAS, CON, RID, and MAE;
Winters in ex. sw. ORG, nw. and c. CAL, s. NEV, ex. sw. UTH, nw. to sc. ARZ, sc. and se. NMX, se. COL, sw. and se. TEX, LOU, se. ARK, c. MIS, c. ALA, c. GEO, FLA, coastal SCA, NCA, and se. VIR.

Videos

Crane Creek State Park, Ottawa County, Ohio, USA - May 12, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: Bird is preening and then walking through vegetation.

Crane Creek State Park, Ottawa County, Ohio, USA - May 12, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: Bird is preening.

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: The Royal British Columbia Museum

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Naturesongs.com

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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