Coot - Wikipedia Coots are medium-sized water birds that are members of the rail family, Rallidae They constitute the genus Fulica, the name being the Latin term for "coot" Coots have predominantly black plumage, and—unlike many rails—they are usually easy to see, often swimming in open water
American Coot Identification, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology Coots are dark-gray to black birds with a bright-white bill and forehead The legs are yellow-green At close range you may see a small patch of red on the forehead You’ll find coots eating aquatic plants on almost any body of water
American Coot | Audubon Field Guide Coots are tough, adaptable waterbirds Although they are related to the secretive rails, they swim in the open like ducks and walk about on shore, making themselves at home on golf courses and city park ponds
American coot - Wikipedia Coots live near water, typically inhabiting wetlands and open water bodies in North America Groups of coots are called covers[3] or rafts [2] The oldest known coot lived to be 22 years old [2] The American coot is a migratory bird that occupies most of North America
American Coot Range Map, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology Rails, Gallinules, and Coots (Order: Gruiformes, Family: Rallidae) The waterborne American Coot is one good reminder that not everything that floats is a duck A close look at a coot—that small head, those scrawny legs—reveals a different kind of bird entirely
American Coot - ID, Facts, Diet, Habit More | Birdzilla The American Coot is an odd, dark, duck-like bird that breeds in lakes, ponds, freshwater marshes, and other wetlands from the Great Lakes region to central and western Canada, much of the central and western USA, Mexico, and on several Caribbean islands
Coot | Moorhen, Waterfowl Wading Bird | Britannica coot, any of ten species of ducklike water-dwelling birds of the genus Fulica in the rail family, Rallidae Coots are found throughout the world in larger inland waters and streams, where they swim and bob for food, mostly plants, seeds, mollusks, and worms
American Coot Facts: Habitat, Behavior Identification Guide Coots call marshes, ponds, and lakes home across North America, from Canada to Mexico They’re territorial fighters who’ll chase rivals across water in dramatic running displays