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Coot; Focha Común

Fulica atra

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Field Notes

Description:

Note that the juvenile has a red face in its early life but this soon changes to grey and white and later still the white frontal shield appears and the plumage becomes black. A number of people mistake these red-faced juveniles for Crested Coots!

Habitat:

Coastal marshes.

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PublishedJuly 22, 2014

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