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American Coot

Fulica americana

Photo by FlanaganLife
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Description:

Dark bodies with white faces, they appear to be a type of duck, but they are in a completely different order of birds. They are more closely related to rails and cranes.

Reference Links:

American Coot, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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PublishedOctober 10, 2015

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