American Coot

Fulica americana - Foulque d'Amérique

Systematics

Order
:
Gruiformes
Family
:
Rallidés
Genus
:
Fulica
Species
:
americana

Descriptor

Gmelin, JF, 1789

Biometrics

Size
: 43 cm
Wingspan
: 60 à 70 cm.
Weight
: -

Longevity

20 years

Geographic range

Distribution

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,
美洲瓣蹼雞,

Voice song and cries

play
pause

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)

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status

Extinct

Threatened

Least
concern

Extinc
in the Wild

Near
threatened

Not
evaluated

EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Illustration

Access to all images

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 (v14.1), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2023.

Other sources of interest