Fulica americana americana (americana) (American Coot (americana, sensu stricto))

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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:
Syst.Nat. p.704

Protonym:
Fulica americana

Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2656197

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. 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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Alternative arrangements: 1 2 3 4

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Other synonyms

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