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Coot - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Coots are medium-sized water birds that are members of the Rallidae (rail) family.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coot
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Eurasian Coot - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
The Eurasian coot (Fulica atra), also known as coot, is a member of the rail and crake bird family, the Rallidae. It is found in Europe, Asia, Australia and parts of Africa. The Australian subspecies is known as the Australian coot.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_coot
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Giant Coot - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
The giant coot (Fulica gigantea) is a species of coot from South America. It is found at lakes in the altiplano from central Peru, through western Bolivia, to north-eastern Chile and extreme north-western Argentina.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_coot
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American Coot - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
The American coot (Fulica americana), also known as a mud hen, is a bird of the family Rallidae. Though commonly mistaken to be ducks, American coots belong to a distinct order.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_coot
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American Coot, Identification - All About Birds
Learn how to identify American Coot, its life history, cool facts, sounds and calls, and watch videos. The waterborne American Coot is one good reminder that not everything that floats is a duck.
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/american_coot/id
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Coot - Fulica Atra - ARKive
Learn more about the Coot with amazing Coot videos, photos and facts on ARKive.
http://www.arkive.org/coot/fulica-atra/
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ADW: American Coot - Fulica americana
Fulica americana is about 38 cm long and during the winter will weigh up to almost 0.9 kg. They have a wingspan of 58 to 71 cm. Their feathers are dark grey, with a white patch under the tail. The bill is also white, with a red swelling along the upper edge.
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Fulica_americana/
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The RSPB: Coot
All-black and larger than its cousin, the moorhen, it has a distinctive white beak and 'shield' above the beak which earns it the title 'bald'.
https://www.rspb.org.uk/discoverandenjoynature/discoverandlearn/birdguide/name/c/coot/
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Coot - 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.
http://www.britannica.com/animal/coot
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Australian Coot - New Zealand Birds Online
The Australian coot is a smart, dark-grey, duck-like waterbird, instantly recognisable from its bright white bill and frontal shield. Coots are related to gallinules the branch of the rail family that includes pukeko and takahe. Out of the water, a coots stance is more like a small pukeko than a duck.
http://www.nzbirdsonline.org.nz/species/australian-coot
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10,000 Birds - What is a Coot?
Birding, blogging, conservation, and commentary
http://10000birds.com/coots.htm
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American Coot - Audubon
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.
https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/american-coot
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BioKIDS - Fulica Americana - American Coot
BioKIDS - Kids' Inquiry of Diverse Species, the coot.
http://www.biokids.umich.edu/critters/Fulica_americana/
