Measurements
Both Sexes
Other Names
- Foulque d'Amérique (French)
- Gallareta americana (Spanish)
Cool Facts
- Although it swims like a duck, the American Coot does not have webbed feet like a duck. Instead of having all the toes connected by webs, each coot toe has lobes on the sides of each segment.
Habitat
Lake/Pond
Food
Plants
Nesting
Nest Placement
Floating
Behavior
Surface Dive
Conservation
Least Concern
Common and widespread. Hunted in many areas.
Credits
- Brisbin, I. L., Jr., H. D. Pratt, and T. B. Mobray. 2002. American Coot (Fulica americana) and Hawaiian Coot (Fulica alai). In The Birds of North America, No. 697 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA.