Taxonomic status:

Species status: species (alt)

This taxon is a subspecies of Fulica [americana or alai]

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Other synonyms

Catalan: Fotja americana
Czech: lyska americká
Danish: Amerikansk Blishøne
German: Amerikanisches Bläßhuhn
English: American Coot, American Coot (Red-shielded), American Coot [americana or columbiana], American Coot [excl. caribaea]
English (IOC): American Coot (Red-shielded)
Spanish: Focha Americana
Spanish (Colombia): Focha común
Spanish (Costa Rica): Focha Americana (Red-shielded)
Spanish (Ecuador): Focha Americana ((Red-shielded))
Spanish (Spain): Focha Americana (americana)
Spanish (HBW): Focha americana
Spanish (Mexico): Gallareta Americana
Spanish (Panama): Gallareta Americana
Estonian: ameerika lauk
Finnish: amerikannokikana
French: Foulque d'Amérique, Foulque d'Amérique (à cachet rouge), Foulque d'Amérique [americana or columbiana], Foulque d'Amérique [excl. caribaea]
Hungarian: gyűrűscsőrű szárcsa
Icelandic: Kolhæna (americana)
Italian: Folaga americana
Japanese (romaji): amerikaooban, amerika-ooban (akai gakuban), amerika-ooban (shiroi gakuban), amerikaooban (赤い額板)
Japanese: アメリカオオバン, アメリカオオバン (白い額板), アメリカオオバン (赤い額板)
Scientific: Fulica americana, Fulica americana (Red-shielded), Fulica americana [excl. caribaea], Fulica americana americana
Lithuanian: Amerikinis laukys
Latvian: Amerikas laucis
Dutch: Amerikaanse Meerkoet
Norwegian: Amerikasothøne, amerikasothøne (Red-shielded)
Polish: łyska amerykańska
Portuguese: galeirão-americano
Russian: Американская лысуха
Slovak: lyska popolavá
Slovenian: ameriška liska
Serbian: Američka liska (severna)
Swedish: amerikansk sothöna
Ukrainian: Лиска американська
Chinese: 美洲骨顶
Chinese (Traditional): 美洲瓣蹼雞