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Fulica
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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.
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Fulica is a genus of birds within the family Rallidae, order Gruiformes, and class Aves. The taxon was described by Linnaeus in 1758 and is classified under the phylum Chordata and kingdom Animalia. Its type species is the Common Coot, while the Eurasian Coot is a recognized species within the group. The genus is accepted by the World Register of Marine Species, which notes a freshwater habitat.
The IUCN Red List assessed the status of Fulica as Least Concern in 2019. Records from iDigBio indicate specimens held by institutions including USNM, UMMP, UCMP, UF, and UOMNH, with occurrences documented in the United States, Chile, Bolivia, and South Africa. The genus has been described in sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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Species
Least ConcernEurasian Coot
Fulica
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderGruiformes
- FamilyRallidae
Die Blässhühner (Fulica) sind Wasservögel aus der Familie der Rallen. Die Gattung ist weltweit verbreitet. Das Zentrum der Vielfalt befindet sich in Südamerika, wo acht der insgesamt zehn rezenten Arten vorkommen. Die Blässhühner erreichen Größen von 33 bis 59 Zentimetern. Ihr Gefieder ist entweder vollständig schwarz oder dunkel grau-schwarz. Bei den meisten Arten ist der Rand der Unterschwanzdecken jedoch weiß. Die Blässhühner wurden früher in die eigene Unterfamilie Fulicinae gestellt, sie sind jedoch sowohl hinsichtlich des Skelettaufbaus als auch vom Gefieder her nahe mit den Teichrallen (Gallinula) verwandt. Blässhühner haben ein relativ langes, schmales Becken. Charakteristisch für die meisten Arten sind die hervorstehenden Stirnschilder, beim Rüsselblässhuhn (Fulica cornuta) hat sich jedoch ein ausdehnbarer und aufrichtbarer Rüssel an der Schnabelkante ausgebildet. Die Färbung der Schnabels, des Stirnschilds und der Beine variiert deutlich zwischen den Arten. Beim Andenblässhuhn (Fulica ardesiaca) gibt es zwei Farbmorphen, die sich durch die Färbung der unbefiederten Bereiche voneinander unterscheiden.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 101
- Family
- Rallidae
- Collections
- USNM, UMMP, UCMP, UF, UOMNH, MSB
- Recorded in
- United States, Chile, Bolivia, South Africa
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy and systematics
- Species
- Extinct species
- Recently extinct species
- Late Quaternary species
- Fossil species
- Description
- Distribution and habitat
- Behaviour and ecology
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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.
==Taxonomy and systematics== The genus Fulica was introduced in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae. The genus name is the Latin word for a Eurasian coot. The name was used by the Swiss naturalist Conrad Gessner in 1555. The type species is the Eurasian coot.
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