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

Your sightings

Related taxa

Alternative arrangements:  1  2  3  4 

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Other related concepts

• Gallinula galeata x Fulica americana (hybrid)
• Fulica americana or Gallinula galeata (taxon group)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Amerikaanse bleshoender
Asturian: Gallarón americanu
Azerbaijani: Amerika qaşqaldağı
Belarusian: Амерыканская лыска
Bulgarian: Американска лиска
Bengali: িঅমভচযকান জরকুক্কুট
Bengali (transliteration): āmērikāna jalakukkuṭa*
Breton: Jualenn-Amerika
Catalan: fotja americana
Chipewyan: tsath anné
Cree: sihkihp, tshakek
Cree, Plains: tshakek
Cree (syllabic): ᓯᐦᑭᐦᑊ
Czech: lyska americká
Welsh: Cwtiar America
Danish: Amerikansk Blishøne
German: Amerikanisches Blässhuhn, Indianerblässhuhn
Greek: Αμερικαvική φαλαρίδα, Αμερικανική Φαλαρίδα
English: American Coot, American or Caribbean Coot, American/Caribbean Coot
English, HBW: American Coot
English (IOC): American Coot
English (United States): American Coot
Esperanto: Amerika fuliko
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 Cenicienta, Gallineta Pico de Plata
Estonian: ameerika lauk
Basque: Kopetazuri amerikar, Kopetazuri amerikarra
Finnish: amerikannokikana
Faroese: Amerikonsk sjogvhøna, Amerikonsk sjógvhøna
French: Foulque d’Amérique, Foulque d'Amérique, Foulque d'Amérique ou F. à cachet blanc
Frisian: Amerikaanske markol
Irish: Cearc cheanann Mheiriceánach, Cearc Cheannann Mheiriceánach
Guadeloupean Creole French: Poule d'eau à cachet blanc
Galician: Carquexa, Galo copo americano, Galo de auga americano
Manx: Kiark ushtey Americaanagh
Haitian Creole French: Poul dlo jidèl
Hebrew: אגמית אמריקנית
Croatian: američka liska
Hungarian: Amerikai szárcsa, Gyűrűcsőrű szárcsa, gyűrűscsőrű szárcsa
Icelandic: Kolhæna
Italian: Folaga americana
Japanese (romaji): 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
Kara-Kalpak: Америка қасқалдағы
Kazakh: Америка қасқалдағы
Kirghiz: Америка кашкалдагы
Scientific: Fulica [americana or caribaea], Fulica americana, Fulica americana americana, Fulica americana/caribaea, Fulica hesterna
Lithuanian: amerikinis laukys
Latvian: Amerikas laucis
Macedonian: Американска лиска
Maltese: Tiġieġa ta'l-Amerika
Dutch: Amerikaanse Meerkoet, Amerikaanse Meerkoet/Caribische Koet
Norwegian Nynorsk: Amerikasothøne
Norwegian: Amerikasothøne
Polish: łyska amerykańska
Portuguese: galeirão-americano
Portuguese (Portugal): Galeirão-americano
Rhaeto-Romance: Fulca americana
Romanian: Lişiţă americană
Russian: Американская лысуха
Northern Sami: Amerihkágiehpavuonccis
Slovak: lyska popolavá
Slovenian: ameriška liska
Albanian: Bajza amerikane
Serbian: Američka liska
Swedish: amerikansk sothöna
Turkish: Amerika Mekesi
Ukrainian: лиска американська
Uzbek: Америка қашқалдоғи
Chinese: 美洲骨顶
Chinese (Traditional): 美洲瓣蹼雞