Sora

Porzana carolina (Linnaeus, 1758)

Sora, Porzana carolina, is a rail in the family Rallidae that breeds widely across North America and moves south to the southern United States and northern South America outside the breeding season. It is a small waterbird of marshes and other wet places. It is more often heard than seen, and may be encountered walking close to open water. The species is sometimes confused with spotted crake in western Europe, but that bird has breast spotting, a streaked crown stripe and a different wing pattern.

Order

Gruiformes

Family

Rallidae — Rails, Crakes & Coots

Breeding range

North America: widespread

Nonbreeding range

s USA to n, nw SA