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Eurasian Coot
Fulica atra
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About the Eurasian Coot
The Eurasian coot (Fulica atra), also known as the common coot or Australian coot, is a member of the rail and crake bird family, the Rallidae. It is found in Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and parts of North Africa. It has a slaty-black body, a glossy black head and a white bill with a white frontal shield. The sexes are similar in appearance.
Source: Wikipedia
Classification
- Scientific name
- Fulica atra
- Family
- Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Order
- Gruiformes
Similar species
Other members of the rails, gallinules, and coots family recorded in North America — a useful place to start if you are not certain of your identification.
- American Coot Fulica americana
- Aztec Rail Rallus tenuirostris
- Azure Gallinule Porphyrio flavirostris
- Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla
- Black Rail Laterallus jamaicensis
- Clapper Rail Rallus crepitans
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- Corn Crake Crex crex
- Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Giant Wood-Rail Aramides ypecaha
- Gray-breasted Crake Laterallus exilis
- Gray-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
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