American Coot
Fulica americana - Foulque d'Amérique
Systematics
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Order:
Gruiformes
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Family:
Rallidés
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Genus:
Fulica
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Species:
americana
Descriptor
Biometrics
- Size: 43 cm
- Wingspan: 60 à 70 cm.
- Weight: -
Longevity
20 years
Geographic range
Identification
American Coot (Fulica americana) is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.
Subspecific information 2 subspecies
- Fulica americana americana (se Alaska and Canada to Costa Rica and the West Indies)
- Fulica americana columbiana (Colombia and n Ecuador)
Foreign names
- Foulque d'Amérique,
- Focha americana,
- galeirão-americano,
- Indianerblässhuhn,
- gyűrűscsőrű szárcsa,
- Amerikaanse Meerkoet,
- Folaga americana,
- amerikansk sothöna,
- Amerikasothøne,
- lyska popolavá,
- lyska americká,
- Amerikansk Blishøne,
- amerikannokikana,
- fotja americana,
- Kolhæna,
- łyska amerykańska,
- Amerikas laucis,
- ameriška liska,
- Американская лысуха,
- アメリカオオバン,
- 美洲骨顶,
- amerikansk sothöna,
- 美洲瓣蹼雞,
Habitat
Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) ; Marine Intertidal : Salt Marshes (Emergent Grasses)
Threats - protection
IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
in the Wild
Near
threatened
threatened
Not
evaluated
evaluated
EX
EW
CR
EN
VU
NT
LC
NE
Sources of information
- Field guide to the birds of Eastern North America, Jon L. Dunn and Jonathan Alderer
- Field Guide to the Birds of Western North America, Jon L. Dunn and Jonathan Alderfer
- BirdLife International, BirdLife International
- Birds of the World, The Cornell Lab of Ornithology
- Wikipédia, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
- IOC World Bird List (v14.2), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2024-04-18.
Other sources of interest
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