Common Coot

Also known as Fulica atra, Coot, Eurasian coot

species of bird

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The common coot (Fulica atra) is a species of bird in the family Rallidae, order Gruiformes, class Aves, and phylum Chordata. It was described by Linnaeus in 1758. The organism is diurnal and exhibits oviparity. It inhabits freshwater environments.

The species has a range that includes Hefei, the Nanling Mountains, and Africa. Its conservation status is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN Red List, as recorded in 2019.

Physical characteristics include a wingspan of 75 and a mass of 835. The egg incubation period lasts 22 days, and the litter size is 7.7. The taxon is accepted within the genus Fulica.

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Species

Least Concern

common coot

Species

PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderGruiformes
FamilyRallidae

Habitatfreshwater

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Fulica
Mass: 715
Image: Fulica atra - Common coot, Adana 2016-11-12 01-1.jpg

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taxon rank: species
IUCN conservation status: Least Concern
Commons category: Fulica atra
taxon name: Fulica atra
Commons gallery: Fulica atra
taxon common name: galeirão-comum
wingspan: 75
litter size: 7.7
egg incubation period: 22
taxon range: Africa
diel cycle: diurnality
short name: F. atra
has characteristic: oviparity
nomenclatural type of: Fulica

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Encyclopedic overview

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.

Taxonomy

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Common Coot” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.