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American Coot
Fulica americana
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Slate-colored CootFulica ardesiaca
Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritum
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Michigan | 260,451 |
|---|---|
| United States | 115,579 |
| North Carolina | 68,517 |
| Pennsylvania | 68,237 |
| Nunavut | 61,682 |
| Kentucky | 49,810 |
| California | 45,830 |
| Quebec | 31,534 |
| West Virginia | 29,431 |
| Texas | 17,726 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Platform nestingListed by a harvested source as building platform nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Water nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on water.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Brood-parasite hostListed by a harvested source as a host of brood parasites.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Cranes, Rails, and Allies · Gruiformes |
| Family | Rails, Gallinules, and Coots · Rallidae |
| Genus | Coots · Fulica |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of Bogota Capital District, Colombia
- Birds of British Columbia, Canada
- Birds of Centre Wellington, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of Gallatin County, Montana, United States
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise American Coot with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.