American Coot (americana, sensu stricto)
Fulica americana americana (americana) (= Fulica americana americana) Gmelin, JF 1789
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
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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