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Sora
Porzana carolina
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
Virginia RailRallus limicola
European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
Yellow RailCoturnicops noveboracensis
American CootFulica americana
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,047,170 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 379,898 |
| Ontario | 169,501 |
| California | 141,352 |
| Texas | 94,700 |
| Michigan | 91,232 |
| Wisconsin | 46,530 |
| Ohio | 44,914 |
| British Columbia | 42,669 |
| Quebec | 40,796 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Seed eaterDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly feed on seeds.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Cup nestingListed by a harvested source as building cup nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Brood-parasite hostListed by a harvested source as a host of brood parasites.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Cranes, Rails, and Allies · Gruiformes |
| Family | Rails, Gallinules, and Coots · Rallidae |
| Genus | Spotted Crakes and allies · Porzana |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of Bogota Capital District, Colombia
- Birds of British Columbia, Canada
- Birds of Gallatin County, Montana, United States
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Birds of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of United States
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Sora with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.