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Common Name

American Coot

Alternate Names

Mud Hen, Pouldeau

Common Type

Coot

Order

Gruiformes

Family

Rallidae

Genus

Fulica

Species

americana

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

KS, Texas, Utah

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Migratory

Preferred Habitat

Live near water, usually in wetlands or open water bodies.

Distribution and Range

Breed across the us and s Canada; winter in Central America. Resident in w and s US plus Mexico and Central America.

Food

Forages or dives for aquatic vegetation plus insects, mollusks, fish and other aquatic animals.

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Field Notes:

Conspecific brood parasitism is a common with 40% of nests were parasitized, and 13% of all eggs were laid by females in nests that were not their own

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