It was described from fossils found in a Maevarano Formation quarry near the village of Berivotra, Mahajanga Province, Madagascar.

V. berivotrensis is known from scattered remains, possibly from a single individual (UA 8651 and FMNH PA715).

[citation needed] The phylogenic affinity of Vorona is hard to determine due to the fragmentary nature of the remains, mainly because the fossil shows a mix of basal avian features as well as some that seem very derived.

[1][2] Vorona is sometimes confused with the dromaeosaur Rahonavis ostromi, a fossil of which was found in the same location.

This confusion has led to the common misconception that Vorona had a deinonychosaur-like sickle claw on each foot.