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American Coot (americana, sensu stricto)

Fulica americana americana (americana) (= Fulica americana americana) Gmelin, JF 1789




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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:
  F993C80CD18A2E92

Avibase ID:
  avibase-F993C80C

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/F993C80C


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 176293

English:
American Coot (americana, sensu stricto)
French:
Foulque d'Amérique (americana, sensu stricto)


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
American Coot (americana, sensu stricto) ( Fulica americana americana (americana))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
American Coot (americana, sensu stricto) ( Fulica americana americana (americana))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
American Coot (americana, sensu stricto) ( Fulica americana americana (americana))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
American Coot (americana) ( Fulica americana americana (americana))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
American Coot (americana) ( Fulica americana americana (americana))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
American Coot (americana) ( Fulica americana americana (americana))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
American Coot (americana) ( Fulica americana americana (americana))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
American Coot (americana) ( Fulica americana americana (americana))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
American Coot (americana) ( Fulica americana americana (americana))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
American Coot (americana) ( Fulica americana americana (americana))
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Fulica americana americana [version 2]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Fulica americana americana [version 2]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: nominal suspecies (excluding synonyms)

This taxon is a subspecies of Fulica americana americana {americana or grenadensis}

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Czech: lyska americká
Danish: Amerikansk Blishøne
German: Amerikanisches Blässhuhn
English: American Coot (americana), American Coot (americana, sensu stricto)
Spanish: Focha americana
Spanish (Colombia): Focha común
Estonian: ameerika lauk
Finnish: amerikannokikana
French: Foulque d'Amérique (americana), Foulque d'Amérique (americana, sensu stricto)
Hungarian: gyűrűscsőrű szárcsa
Italian: Folaga americana
Japanese: アメリカオオバン
Scientific: Fulica americana, Fulica americana americana, Fulica americana americana (americana)
Lithuanian: Amerikinis laukys
Dutch: Amerikaanse Meerkoet
Norwegian: Amerikasothøne
Polish: łyska amerykańska
Portuguese: galeirão-americano
Russian: Американская лысуха
Slovak: lyska popolavá
Swedish: amerikansk sothöna
Chinese: 美洲骨顶
Chinese (Traditional): 美洲瓣蹼雞

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