Sora

Porzana carolina

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassAves (Aus)
OrderGruiformes (Cranes, Rails, and Allies)
FamilyRallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots)
GenusPorzana (Spotted Crakes and allies)
SpeciesPorzana carolina (Sora)

Insufficient data

overall probability at Arenal Volcano National Park

1 Verified records at Arenal Volcano National Park

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The sora, sora rail or Carolina crake (Porzana carolina) is a small waterbird of the rail family Rallidae, sometimes also referred to as the sora rail or sora crake, that occurs throughout much of North America. The genus name Porzana is derived from Venetian terms for small rails, and the specific carolina refers to the Carolina Colony. The common name "Sora" is probably derived from a Native American language. They migrate to the southern United States and northern South America. The sora is a very rare vagrant to western Europe, where it can be confused with spotted crake. However, the latter species always has spotting on the breast, a streaked crown stripe, and a different wing pattern. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Arenal Volcano National Park

Laterallus albigularis

<5% · Rare

Aramides albiventris

<5% · Rare

Amaurolimnas concolor

Porphyrio martinica

Fulica americana

Gallinula chloropus

Laterallus exilis

Aramides cajanea

Heliornis fulica

Aramus guarauna

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📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Sora at Arenal Volcano National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
2	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
3	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
4	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
5	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
6	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
7	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
8	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	5–10%
9	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	5–10%
10	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	5–10%
11	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
12	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	5–10%
13	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
14	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	5–10%
15	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	5–10%
16	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
17	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
18	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
19	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
20	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
21	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
22	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
23	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
24	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
25	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
26	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
27	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
28	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
29	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
30	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
31	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
32	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
33	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
34	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
35	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
36	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
37	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
38	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
39	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
40	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
41	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
42	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
43	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
44	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
45	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	Insufficient data
46	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
47	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
48	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
49	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
50	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
51	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
52	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
53	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
54	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
55	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
56	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
57	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
58	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

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Sora

Closest Relatives at Arenal Volcano National Park

White-throated Crake

Russet-naped Wood-Rail

Uniform Crake

American Purple Gallinule

American Coot

Common Moorhen

Gray-breasted Crake

Gray-cowled Wood-Rail

Sungrebe

Limpkin

📅 Monthly Probability

☀️ When They're Spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found