The American coot, also known as a mud hen or pouldeau, is a bird of the family Rallidae. Though commonly mistaken for ducks, American coots are only distantly related to ducks, belonging to a separate order. Unlike the webbed feet of ducks, coots have broad, lobed scales on their lower legs and toes that fold back with each step in order to facilitate walking on dry land. Coots live near water, typically inhabiting wetlands and open water bodies in North America. Groups of coots are called covers or rafts. The oldest known coot lived to be 22 years old. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Gmelin, JF 1789
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 2
1 pt2 p.704
Protonym:
Fulica americana
Avibase ID:
E6411DF4E53734BE
Avibase ID:
avibase-E6411DF4
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/E6411DF4
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 176292
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: American Coot ( Fulica americana) |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: American Coot ( Fulica americana) |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: American Coot ( Fulica americana) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): American Coot [incl. peruviana, excl. caribaea] ( Fulica americana [incl. peruviana, excl. caribaea]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): American Coot [incl. peruviana, excl. caribaea] ( Fulica americana [incl. peruviana, excl. caribaea]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): American Coot ( Fulica americana) [version 4] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): American Coot ( Fulica americana) [version 4] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): American Coot [incl. peruviana] ( Fulica americana [incl. peruviana]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): American Coot [incl. peruviana] ( Fulica americana [incl. peruviana]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): American Coot [incl. peruviana] ( Fulica americana [incl. peruviana]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): American Coot [incl. peruviana, excl. caribaea] ( Fulica americana [incl. peruviana, excl. caribaea]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): American Coot [incl. peruviana, excl. caribaea] ( Fulica americana [incl. peruviana, excl. caribaea]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): American Coot [incl. peruviana, excl. caribaea] ( Fulica americana [incl. peruviana, excl. caribaea]) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: American Coot ( Fulica americana) [version 4] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: American Coot ( Fulica americana) [version 4] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: American Coot ( Fulica americana) [version 4] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: American Coot ( Fulica americana) [version 4] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: American Coot ( Fulica americana) [version 4] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): American Coot ( Fulica americana) [version 4] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): American Coot ( Fulica americana) [version 4] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): American Coot ( Fulica americana) [version 4] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): American Coot ( Fulica americana) [version 4] |
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition): American Coot ( Fulica americana) |
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.): American Coot ( Fulica americana) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Foulque d'Amérique ( Fulica americana) [version 4] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Foulque d'Amérique ( Fulica americana) [version 4] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): American Coot ( Fulica americana) [version 4] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): American Coot ( Fulica americana) [version 4] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): American Coot ( Fulica americana) [version 4] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): American Coot ( Fulica americana) [version 4] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): American Coot ( Fulica americana) [version 4] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): American Coot ( Fulica americana) [version 4] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): American Coot ( Fulica americana) [version 4] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): American Coot ( Fulica americana) [version 4] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): American Coot ( Fulica americana) [version 4] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: American Coot ( Fulica americana) [version 4] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: American Coot ( Fulica americana) [version 4] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: American Coot ( Fulica americana) [version 4] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: American Coot ( Fulica americana) [version 4] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: American Coot ( Fulica americana) [version 4] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: American Coot ( Fulica americana) [version 4] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: American Coot ( Fulica americana) [version 4] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: American Coot ( Fulica americana) [version 4] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: American Coot ( Fulica americana) [version 4] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: American Coot ( Fulica americana) [version 4] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: American Coot ( Fulica americana) [version 4] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: American Coot ( Fulica americana) [version 4] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: American Coot ( Fulica americana) [version 4] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: American Coot ( Fulica americana) [version 4] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: American Coot ( Fulica americana) [version 4] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: American Coot ( Fulica americana) [version 4] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: American Coot ( Fulica americana) [version 4] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: American Coot ( Fulica americana) [version 4] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: American Coot ( Fulica americana) [version 4] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: American Coot ( Fulica americana) [version 4] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: American Coot ( Fulica americana) [version 4] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: American Coot ( Fulica americana) [version 4] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: American Coot ( Fulica americana) [version 4] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: American Coot ( Fulica americana) [version 4] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: American Coot ( Fulica americana) [version 4] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): American Coot ( Fulica americana) [version 4] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): American Coot ( Fulica americana) [version 4] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: American Coot ( Fulica americana) [version 4] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Fulica americana [version 4] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Fulica americana [version 4] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species (alt)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Fulica americana [incl. peruviana]
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