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American Coot (americana)
Fulica americana americana Gmelin, JF 1789
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Gruiformes
Family:
Rallidae
Genus:
Fulica
Scientific:
Fulica americana americana
Classification
Order:Gruiformes
Family:
Rallidae
Genus:
Fulica
Scientific:
Fulica americana 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:
2EA49B12C37E48BD
Avibase ID:
avibase-2EA49B12
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/2EA49B12
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 176293
Geographic range:
- Fulica americana americana: North America (southern Alaska southward to northwestern Costa Rica), the Caribbean (Greater and Lesser Antilles), and northern South America (northern Venezuela)
Source: Clements checklist
American Coot (americana)
French:
Foulque d'Amérique (americana)
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): American Coot (americana) ( Fulica americana americana) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): American Coot (americana) ( Fulica americana americana) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): American Coot (americana) ( Fulica americana americana) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): American Coot (nominate, incl. caribbaea) ( Fulica americana americana [incl. caribbaea]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): American Coot (nominate, incl. caribbaea) ( Fulica americana americana [incl. caribbaea]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): American Coot [nominate, incl. caribbaea] ( Fulica americana americana) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): American Coot [nominate, incl. caribbaea] ( Fulica americana americana) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): American Coot [nominate, incl. caribbaea] ( Fulica americana americana) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Fulica americana americana [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Fulica americana americana [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Fulica americana americana [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Fulica americana americana [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Fulica americana americana [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Fulica americana americana [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Fulica americana americana [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Fulica americana americana [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Fulica americana americana [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Fulica americana americana [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Fulica americana americana [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Fulica americana americana [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Fulica americana americana [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Fulica americana americana [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Fulica americana americana [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Fulica americana americana [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Fulica americana americana [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Fulica americana americana [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Fulica americana americana [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Fulica americana americana [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Fulica americana americana [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Fulica americana americana [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Fulica americana americana [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Fulica americana americana [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Fulica americana americana [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Fulica americana americana [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Fulica americana americana [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Fulica americana americana [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Fulica americana americana [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Fulica americana americana [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Fulica americana americana [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Fulica americana americana [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Fulica americana americana [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Fulica americana americana [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Fulica americana americana [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Fulica americana americana [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Fulica americana americana [version 1] |
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
English: American Coot (americana), American Coot (nominate, incl. caribbaea), American Coot [nominate, incl. caribbaea]
French: Foulque d'Amérique (americana), Foulque d'Amérique (nominal, incl. caribbaea)
Guadeloupean Creole French: Poule d'eau à cachet blanc
Scientific: Fulica americana, Fulica americana americana, Fulica americana americana [incl. caribbaea]
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