American coot Fulica americana
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Length: 12 inches Wingspan: 25 inches
Fairly large, duck-like waterbird with short wings and a short tail
Very short, thick bill
Frequently seen both swimming and walking ...
American Coot
American Coot (Fulica americana)
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Species Code: FUAM ...
American Coot
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American Coot ( Fulica americana )
American Coot, Upper Huntington Bay Ecological Reserve, Huntington Beach, California
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American Coot
Fulica americana
The American Coot (Fulica americana) is a widespread bird across North America, Central America and parts of northern South America.
American Coot: Medium-sized, chicken-like swimming bird, dark gray to black overall except for short, white bill and undertail coverts. Toes are lobed, not webbed. Upper edge of frontal shield is red, but usually only visible at close range.
American Coot Behaviour
No observations regarding American Coot behavior have been submitted to the database yet.
Interesting Facts about American Coots ...
American Coots; Piracy; Feet; Vocal Development; Variation in Clutch Sizes; Commensal Feeding.
REFERENCES:
Gorenzel et al., 1982; Hill, 1986; Ryan and Dinsmore, 1979, 1980.
DESCRIPTION: American coots are dark duck-like birds 12-16 inches in length with a wing span of 20-25 inches and weighing one to two pounds. Their body is predominately dark slate in color with some olive hues.
American Coot
(Fulica americana)
Status: Migrant.
Last recorded on site in 2011
Breeding Status:-
1987 to 1991: Possible but not likely
2002 to 2006: Possible but not likely
2007 to 2011: Possible but not likely ...
American Coot
Fulica americana Gmelin
Status Locally fairly common in summer, uncommon transient, rare in winter. Breeds.
General description: The American coot is a dark, duck-like bird. You can recognize it by its chicken-like white bill, red eye, and small red spot at the top of its bill.
Size: Coots are about 15 inches long.
American Coots by Mike Bergin
Coots flaunt remarkable fissipalmate feet, which means their toes are lobed.
American Coots (Puddle Ducks) - Belongs to the Rail family
American Saxony Ducks American Saxony Ducks (FeatherSite)
American Scoters (aka Black Scoter) ...
American coot (Fulica americana)
The most aquatic, abundant and widely distributed rail in North America, the American coot is one of the continent's most familiar wetland... More 29 Images 1 Video
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American Coot(let ) - Fulica americana
American Coot chicks are precocious, able to swim about shortly after birth. These two were foraging at the edges of the tules in the water treatment pond along 395, about 20 feet away from the Ruddy Ducks.
American Coots are found in fresh- and saltwater wetlands. They usually nest over water, often building numerous nests and using only one. They are quite territorial and noisy.
American Coot
Summer Sighting Information: rare
Nest on or near Refuge? no
Double-crested Cormorant
Summer Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no ...
Occasionally they also take ducks (Antidae) and American coots (Fulica americana). Waterfowl are most often taken as cripples or carrion during the hunting season.
Other species that nested in both years were American Coot, Canada Goose, and Pied-billed Grebe. Species richness was significantly and positively related to wetland area in both years.
The American coot (Fulica americana), or mud hen, is slate gray with a white bill, black head and neck, and white wing edgings and tail patch.
American Coot
Description
Distinguishing Features - Also called the "mudhen", this water bird looks like a cross between a duck and a chicken, but it belongs to the Rail family.
On rare occasions its relative the American Coot is found visiting the islands, but is easily distinguishable by its much smaller, dark maroon frontal shield, which gives it a sharply notched front profile.
Prey from one study in north-central Florida was composed of 78 percent fish (mostly catfish, especially brown bullhead; Ictalurus nebulosus), 17 percent birds (mainly American coot; Fulica americana), three percent mammals, ...
 See also: Coot, Duck, Grebe, Sora, Purple
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