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American Coot
Fulica americana
33.1599, -97.0147
Field Notes
Description:
Coot are around 15 inches long with 26-inch wingspan, round body, and short tail.
Sexes are similar with grayish-black plumage overall with a black head and bold red eye. The white bill has a red-brown frontal shield on the forehead, and the long gray-green legs have long, lobed toes. White tips on the secondary flight feathers are most visible in flight.
Habitat:
Lake Lewisville
Notes:
Often mistaken for a duck, the pond-swimming American coot is actually more closely related to rails and moorhens and is a popular resident on ponds and in similar marshy habitats throughout the United States.
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2013
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