Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Fulica [americana, alai, ardesiaca] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Related taxa

Alternative arrangements:  1  2  3  4 

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Other related concepts

• Fulica americana or Gallinula galeata (taxon group)

Other synonyms

Catalan: fotja americana
Czech: lyska americká
Danish: Amerikansk Blishøne
German: Amerikanisches Blässhuhn
English: American Coot, American or Caribbean Coot, American/Caribbean Coot
English (IOC): American Coot
Spanish: Focha americana, Gallareta 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 Americana
Spanish (Ecuador): Focha Americana
Spanish (Spain): Focha Americana
Spanish (HBW): American/Caribbean Coot
Spanish (Honduras): Polla negra de agua
Spanish (Mexico): Gallareta Americana, Gallareta Americana/Caribeña
Spanish (Panama): Gallareta Americana
Spanish (Puerto Rico): Gallinazo Americano
Spanish (Venezuela): Gallineta Pico de Plata
Estonian: ameerika lauk
Finnish: amerikannokikana
Faroese: Amerikonsk sjogvhøna, Amerikonsk sjógvhøna
French: Foulque d’Amérique, Foulque d'Amérique, Foulque d'Amérique ou F. à cachet blanc
Irish: Cearc Cheannann Mheiriceánach
Guadeloupean Creole French: Poule d'eau à cachet blanc
Galician: Carquexa
Haitian Creole French: Poul dlo jidèl
Hungarian: Gyűrűcsőrű szárcsa, gyűrűscsőrű szárcsa
Icelandic: Kolhæna
Italian: Folaga americana
Japanese: amerikaooban, amerika-ooban, amerikaooban/karibuooban
Japanese: アメリカオオバン, アメリカオオバン/カリブオオバン
Scientific: Fulica [americana or caribaea], Fulica americana, Fulica americana americana, Fulica americana/caribaea
Lithuanian: amerikinis laukys
Latvian: Amerikas laucis
Dutch: Amerikaanse Meerkoet, Amerikaanse Meerkoet/Caribische Koet
Norwegian Nynorsk: Amerikasothøne
Norwegian: Amerikasothøne
Polish: łyska amerykańska
Portuguese: galeirão-americano
Portuguese (Portugal): Galeirão-americano
Russian: Американская лысуха
Slovak: lyska popolavá
Slovenian: ameriška liska
Serbian: Američka liska
Swedish: amerikansk sothöna
Turkish: Amerika Mekesi
Ukrainian: лиска американська
Chinese: 美洲骨顶
Chinese (Traditional): 美洲瓣蹼雞