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American Coot Fulica americana [JF Gmelin, 1789]
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Order:
Gruiformes
Family:
Rallidae
BTO Codes:
AO, AMECO
EURING No:
4300
Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
Conservation Status:
UK:
Not Assessed
European:
Not evaluated
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
Subspecies:
undetermined recorded in Britain (of 3 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
34 cm
Wingspan:
65 cm
Weight:
M: 720 g F: 530 g
Scientific name from:
L.: fulica =the coot
and after America
World Distribution:
North America s to n South America
Habitat:
Lakes, marsh, rivers, seacoast
Diet:
Mostly aquatic plants, some invertebrates
Records and Distribution
First Record:
Kent, 1996
(Hindle, C. 2004. British Birds 97:444-447)
Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
5
Summary of Records by Year
Most Likely to Occur in:
Too few records
Most Recent County Records:
Scotland:
Dumfries & Galloway
(2004),
Outer Hebrides
(2005),
Shetland
(2005),
North-east England:
North-west England:
English Midlands:
Eastern England:
South-east England:
South-west England:
Wales:
BirdGuides and BBRC
Other Names
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Danish:
Amerikansk blishøne
Dutch:
Amerikaanse Meerkoet
Finnish:
Amerikannokikana
French:
Foulque d'Amérique
German:
Amerikansches Bläßhuhn
Hungarian:
Amerikai szárcsa
Icelandic:
Kolhæna
Irish:
Cearc Cheannann Mheiriceánach
Italian:
Folaga americana
Norwegian:
Amerikasothøne
Polish:
Lyska amerykanska
Portuguese:
Galeirão-americano
Spanish:
Focha americana
Swedish:
Amerikansk sothöna
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Taylor, B. & van Perlo, B. 1998 Rails Pica Press, Sussex
[598.554 TAY]
See Also:
All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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