Kauaʻi record · kba_bird_sora
Sora
Porzana carolina
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About Sora
Sora (Porzana carolina) appears in the wider Hawaiian bird catalog, but the Bishop Museum's 2017 island checklist has no Kauaʻi occurrence code for it. An island-specific record is needed before claiming local presence.
Kauaʻi evidence
A Hawaiʻi-level record is available, but the species needs a documented Kauaʻi observation before local ecological conclusions are drawn.
Occurrence evidence
island_checklist_no_kauai_code
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Porzana carolina
- Common names
- Sora
- Family
- Rallidae
- Order
- Gruiformes
- Record type
- Species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- No Kauaʻi occurrence code in 2017 island checklist; further evidence needed
- Origin
- Vagrant visitor
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
- Evidence date
- 2026-09-13
- Evidence limits
- Kauaʻi occurrence or ecological use remains uncertain
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Wetlands · Marshes · Taro fields · Ponds
- Food and resource needs
- For Kauaʻi, Sora has no standing local food dependency until an occurrence is validated. If recorded, attach the observation to transient access to intertidal, mudflat, wetland, turf, or freshwater invertebrates, with seeds or plant matter included for rail/coot-type records.
- Reproduction
- Breeding on Kauaʻi is not established; seasonal resting and foraging habitat may be relevant.
- Shelter
- Shelter and structure within wetlands, marshes, taro fields.
Threats and conservation
- Threats
- Hydrology, wetland loss, predators, disturbance, disease, and rare-record review remain open questions
- Conservation actions
- Attach date, site, observation confidence, season, waterbody type, and refuge/canal context before management use
- Monitoring
- Document date, place, observer, habitat, behavior, and supporting media for any Kauaʻi observation.
- Data gaps
- A documented Kauaʻi observation with date, place, observer, and supporting media is needed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal timing
- Vagrant Accidental
- Seasonal description
- Sora (Porzana carolina) appears in the wider Hawaiian bird catalog, but the Bishop Museum's 2017 island checklist has no Kauaʻi occurrence code for it. An island-specific record is needed before claiming local presence.