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The Eurasian coot (Fulica atra), also known as the common coot, or Australian coot, is a member of the rail and crake bird family, the Rallidae. It is found in Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and parts of North Africa. [3] It has a slaty-black body, a glossy black head and a white bill with a white frontal shield. The sexes are similar.
The American coot is closely related to the Eurasian coot (Fulica atra), which occupies the same ecological niche in Eurasia and Australia as the American coot does in North America. [ citation needed ] Eurasian coots can be distinguished from this species by the absence of a red callus above the bird's frontal shield .
Coot species that migrate do so at night. The American coot has been observed rarely in Britain and Ireland, while the Eurasian coot is found across Asia, Australia and parts of Africa. In southern Louisiana, the coot is referred to by the French name "poule d'eau", which translates into English as "water hen".
The Caspian coast is an internationally significant nesting and migratory area for gulls, terns, and other waterfowl in the Asia-Europe migration paths. The birds that cross the area twice a year number in the tens of millions. [3] Over 200,000 of the Eurasian coot (Fulica atra) winter in the southern Hazar Reserve. [3]
Rails (avian family Rallidae) are a large, cosmopolitan family of small- to medium-sized terrestrial and/or semi-amphibious birds.The family exhibits considerable diversity in its forms, and includes such ubiquitous species as the crakes, coots, and gallinule; other rail species are extremely rare or endangered.
You can use this map to find them. Gannett. Alex Groth, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. April 18, 2024 at 10:38 AM. ... Hummingbird Central provides information and tracks hummingbirds' migration. As ...
Andean coot Temporal range: Late Pleistocene–present Pre๊ ๊ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ at Otavalo, Ecuador Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae Genus: Fulica Species: F. ardesiaca Binomial name Fulica ardesiaca Tschudi, 1843 The Andean coot (Fulica ardesiaca ...
He argued his group's plutonium migration map provides "compelling evidence of the need for a comprehensive cleanup" at the lab. The Department of Energy instead has proposed a plan to "cap and ...