Fulica [americana or alai] (American or Hawaiian Coot)

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American or Hawaiian Coot

Fulica [americana or alai] (= Fulica americana) Gmelin, JF 1789

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Classification

Order:
  Gruiformes
Family:
  Rallidae
Genus:
   Fulica
Scientific:
  Fulica americana

Original description

Citation:
Gmelin, JF 1789

Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 2 1 pt2 p.704

Protonym:
Fulica americana

Type locality:
North America.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10286#page/205/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
2D36E84353C48D10

Avibase ID:
avibase-2D36E843

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/2D36E843

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 176292

Geographic range:

Fulica alai: main Hawaiian Islands (except Lanai)
Fulica americana columbiana: Andes of Colombia to northern Ecuador

Source: Clements checklist

English:
American or Hawaiian Coot
French:
Foulque d'Amérique ou F. des Hawaï

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): American or Hawaiian Coot ( Fulica [americana or alai])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): American or Hawaiian Coot ( Fulica [americana or alai])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): American or Hawaiian Coot ( Fulica [americana or alai])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): American or Hawaiian Coot ( Fulica [americana or alai])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): American or Hawaiian Coot ( Fulica [americana or alai])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): American or Hawaiian Coot ( Fulica [americana or alai])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): American or Hawaiian Coot ( Fulica [americana or alai])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): American or Hawaiian Coot ( Fulica [americana or alai])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): American or Hawaiian Coot ( Fulica [americana or alai])
Clements 1st edition: American Coot ( Fulica americana) [version 2]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Fulica americana [version 2]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Fulica americana [version 2]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Fulica americana [version 2]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Fulica [americana, alai or ardesiaca, excl. caribaea]

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Catalan: Fotja americana
Czech: lyska americká
Danish: Amerikansk Blishøne
German: Amerikanisches Bläßhuhn
English: American Coot, American or Hawaiian Coot
Esperanto: Amerika fuliko
Spanish: Focha Americana
Spanish (Argentine): Gallareta Andina
Spanish (Colombia): Focha Americana
Spanish (Costa Rica): Focha Americana
Spanish (Cuba): Gallareta de Pico Blanco
Spanish (Dominican Rep.): Gallareta Pico Blanco
Spanish (Honduras): Polla negra de agua
Spanish (Mexico): Gallareta americana
Spanish (Venezuela): Gallineta Pico de Plata
Estonian: ameerika lauk
Finnish: amerikannokikana
Faroese: Amerikonsk sjógvhøna
French: Foulque d'Amérique, Foulque d'Amérique ou F. des Hawaï
Irish: Cearc Cheannann Mheiriceánach
Guadeloupean Creole French: Poule d'eau à cachet blanc
Galician: Carquexa
Haitian Creole French: Poul dlo jidèl
Hungarian: gyűrűscsőrű szárcsa
Icelandic: Kolhæna
Italian: Folaga americana
Japanese (romaji): amerikaooban
Japanese: アメリカオオバン
Scientific: Fulica [americana or alai], Fulica americana, Fulica americana americana
Lithuanian: Amerikinis laukys
Dutch: Amerikaanse Meerkoet
Norwegian: Amerikasothøne
Polish: lyska amerykanska
Portuguese: Galeirão-americano
Russian: Американская лысуха
Slovak: lyska popolavá
Slovenian: ameriška liska
Swedish: Amerikansk sothöna
Turkish: Amerika Mekesi
Chinese: 美洲骨顶