Eurasian coot

Eurasian coot
Call recorded in Sydney, Australia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Rallidae
Genus: Fulica
Species:
F. atra
Binomial name
Fulica atra
Range
  Breeding
  Resident
  Non-breeding
  Vagrant (seasonality uncertain)
Synonyms
  • Fulica aterrima Linnaeus, 1766
  • Fulica prior De Vis, 1888[2]

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.[3] It has a slaty-black body, a glossy black head and a white bill with a white frontal shield. The sexes are similar. Similar looking coot species are found throughout the world, with the largest variety of coot species living in South America.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2019). "Fulica atra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22692913A154269531. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22692913A154269531.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Condon1975 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Vladimír Bejček; Karel Štastný (1999). Bird Encyclopaedia. Rebo Productions. p. 122. ISBN 9781840531497.