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Porzana carolina
Sora
As recorded: Porzana carolina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Gruiformes › Rallidae
- Collected by
- E L Moseley
- Collector number
- Collector Number: --
- Locality
- Sandusky
- Island
- Erie Co.
- Region
- United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Porzana carolina observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10,952 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27
Los Gatos Creek Trail, Los Gatos, CA, US
(c) ntucey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Humber Bay Shores, Etobicoke, ON, Canada
(c) sfreeman7, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Frontenac County, ON, Canada
(c) pianosicharles, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Humber Bay Shores, Etobicoke, ON, Canada
(c) Tristan Ducharme, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Clear Creek Natural Heritage Center, 3310 Collins Rd, Denton, TX 76208, USA
(c) Mayve, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
The Lime, Grenade
(c) Xavier Rufray, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Porzana carolina. BPBM 153561. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38204256. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-x/153561.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38204256 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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