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The Sora (Porzana carolina) is a small (Robin-Sized) rail that has a wonderful, descending "whinny" which can be heard mornings and evenings around marshes. Good luck catching a glimpse of this one, though, as they're normally secretive and inhabit the thick cattails and reeds. This one was recorded in Tavasci Marsh [Arizona]. Though they normally walk on the reeds and weeds or in shallow water, I have seen Soras swim briefly, too.
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Laysan Rail (Porzanula palmeri) on nest.
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Sora (Porzana carolina Linn.).
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San Jose Del Cabo - Estuary
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Murray Bridge, South Australia, Australia
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Christmas, Florida, United States
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Castello D'Empuries, Catalonia, Spain
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Ziegler's crake or Small Oahu crakeEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Oahu, extinct)Oahu, unspecified locationAn extinct flightless crake named after the late Alan C. Ziegler (1926-2003), zoologist, who ironically identified these few bones for me in 1992 with his notes.And yeah, admittedly not the most striking of photos posted. But, this is an important part of the ancient natural history of the Hawaiian Islands that needs to be shared with all.
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This is what I call the Sora's "piping call" they'll often do this for several minutes, piping every 10 seconds or so. I've "compressed" this sample, taking some of the silence between pipes out.
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Santiago de Atitlan
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Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Murray Bridge, South Australia, Australia
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Christmas, Florida, United States
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Castello D'Empuries, Catalonia, Spain
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Two of the typical calls of the Sora are the "Ker-wee" and "Wee-eer" heard here. These sounds are usually single calls, and are not heard together the way I've put them together in this sample.
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Mount Samson, Queensland, Australia
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Christmas, Florida, United States
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Castello D'Empuries, Catalonia, Spain
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Murray Bridge, South Australia, Australia
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