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Secretive, but occasionally forages in open, more often than many other rails. | Secretive, but occasionally forages in open, more often than many other rails. | ||
Diet: Invertebrate prey during the breeding season; at other times, plant material (especially seeds) comprises much of diet. | Diet: Invertebrate prey during the breeding season; at other times, plant material (especially seeds) comprises much of diet. | ||
| − | Voice: Includes a descending whirring sound, also described as a | + | Voice: Includes a descending whirring sound, also described as a ''whinny''. Other high-pitched calls, including a ''ker-EE'' and ''cheer''. |
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Sora}} | {{GSearch|Sora}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] | [[Category:Birds]] | ||
Revision as of 13:16, 9 June 2008
- Porzana carolina
Identification
- Brownish grey *Short, stubby yellow bill *Black mask *Barred flanks *Black on central throat and breast during breeding *Upperside pattered in brown and black **Most feathers fringed white
Distribution
Breeds from southern Alaska through mainland USA; winters to the Caribbean and northern South America.
Taxonomy
No known subspecies
Habitat
Mostly freshwater marshes and rice fields, but in non-breeding season also in more salty habitats including mangrove.
Behaviour
Secretive, but occasionally forages in open, more often than many other rails. Diet: Invertebrate prey during the breeding season; at other times, plant material (especially seeds) comprises much of diet. Voice: Includes a descending whirring sound, also described as a whinny. Other high-pitched calls, including a ker-EE and cheer.
