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Sora

Porzana carolina

192Records since 2000
OctoberPeak month
4Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan36
Feb22
Mar28
Apr2
May0
Jun0
Jul0
Aug0
Sep5
Oct52
Nov1
Dec46

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Devon England78
2Isles of Scilly England58
3Nottinghamshire England47
4Lincolnshire England9
192 England

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 4 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
192
Peak month
October
Counties with records
4
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Porzana carolina
Group
Birds
Most recorded in
Devon, Isles of Scilly
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Gruiformes
Family
Rallidae
Genus
Porzana
Name with authority
Porzana carolina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Described
1758

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q936740 · GBIF 2474639