Sora

20-25 cm (8-10") Common. Marshes, wet meadows, rice fields, grainfields.

Robin-sized, brownish, chickenlike bird. Dark brown back with white streaks; grayish underside with dark barring; short bright yellow or greenish-yellow bill; black face and throat - immatures lack black and are buffy here.

Usually hides in marsh vegetation but sometimes ventures into open.

Song: a descending whinny; a plaintive ascending "ker-wee?"; a sharp alarm "keek".

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Distribution Maps

Sora distribution map

Sora winter distribution map