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Coot - Wikipedia Coots are medium-sized water birds that are members of the rail family, Rallidae They constitute the genus Fulica, the name being the Latin term for "coot" Coots have predominantly black plumage, and—unlike many rails—they are usually easy to see, often swimming in open water
American Coot Identification, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology Coots are dark-gray to black birds with a bright-white bill and forehead The legs are yellow-green At close range you may see a small patch of red on the forehead You’ll find coots eating aquatic plants on almost any body of water
American Coot | Audubon Field Guide Usually in flocks, they are aggressive and noisy, making a wide variety of calls by day or night They have strong legs and big feet with lobed toes, and coots fighting over territorial boundaries will rear up and attack each other with their feet Often seen walking on open ground near ponds
Bird Coot: Everything You Need to Know - Tiny Bird Tales One of the easiest ways to spot a coot is their distinctive lobed feet Unlike ducks with webbed feet, coots have these little lobes on their toes It helps them paddle through the water really well, which is pretty cool
Coot | Moorhen, Waterfowl Wading Bird | Britannica coot, any of ten species of ducklike water-dwelling birds of the genus Fulica in the rail family, Rallidae Coots are found throughout the world in larger inland waters and streams, where they swim and bob for food, mostly plants, seeds, mollusks, and worms
Coot - The Wildlife Trusts A familiar black bird of our lakes, ponds and rivers, the coot is widespread; look out for its large and untidy-looking nest on the water in spring The coot can be distinguished from the similar Moorhen by its white beak and 'shield', and its entirely black body
American Coot - ID, Facts, Diet, Habit More | Birdzilla The American Coot is an odd, dark, duck-like bird that breeds in lakes, ponds, freshwater marshes, and other wetlands from the Great Lakes region to central and western Canada, much of the central and western USA, Mexico, and on several Caribbean islands
American coot - Wikipedia The American coot (Fulica americana), also known as a mud hen or pouldeau, is a bird of the family Rallidae Though commonly mistaken for ducks, American coots are only distantly related to ducks, belonging to a separate order