Jenjang dan burung perancah (Cranes & Waders)
Sora
Porzana carolina
- tidak umum
- 40 km/h
- Risiko rendah
The most abundant rail in North America, and almost nobody sees one. Whinnies from the cattails and disappears.
- Populasi
- ~4.4 million mature individuals globally (1-10 million range band)
- Habitat
- Freshwater wetlands — marshes, bogs, swamps, fens, and peatlands with dense emergent vegetation (cattails, sedges, bulrushes) and shallow water typically under 1 foot deep; not found in forests
- Fakta menarik
- Despite being a chunky, seemingly weak-flying marsh bird, the Sora migrates from Canada as far south as northern South America and is one of the most abundant rails in North America even though it is rarely seen due to its secretive marsh habits.
- Sebaran
- The most abundant and widespread rail in North America; breeds across nearly all of the USA and Canada, migrates through Central America and the Caribbean to winter as far south as northern South America; extremely large range (~13.2M km² breeding, ~20.7M km² non-breeding); rare vagrant to western Europe
- Makanan
- Omnivorous — seeds of wetland plants plus snails, crustaceans, spiders, and insects (beetles, grasshoppers, flies, dragonflies); eats more plant matter (68-69%) in fall/winter than in spring/summer (~40%)
- Ukuran
- 0,225 m
- Bentang sayap
- 0,375 m
- Masa hidup
- 1,9 tahun
