- Coot - Wikipedia
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 . . .
A close look at a coot—that small head, those scrawny legs—reveals a different kind of bird entirely Their dark bodies and white faces are common sights in nearly any open water across the continent, and they often mix with ducks
- American Coot | Audubon Field Guide
Audubon’s scientists have used 140 million bird observations and sophisticated climate models to project how climate change will affect the range of the American Coot
- COOT Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of COOT is any of various slaty-black birds (genus Fulica) of the rail family that somewhat resemble ducks and have lobed toes and the upper mandible prolonged on the forehead as a horny frontal shield
- Coot - Description, Habitat, Image, Diet, and Interesting Facts
Everything you should know about the Coot The Coot is a small member of the Rail family With short beaks and stout bodies, they look like a ducks!
- 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
- 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
- American Coot - eBird
Plump, chicken-like bird that acts like a duck Gray overall with blacker head and white bill Tiny tail and short wings Feet are large, yellow-green, and oddly lobed Head jerks back and forth when swimming Forages for aquatic vegetation anywhere with water: ponds, city parks, marshes, reservoirs, lakes, ditches, and saltmarshes
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