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Common Name

White-Winged Coot

Alternate Names

Common Type

Coot

Order

Gruiformes

Family

Rallidae

Genus

Fulica

Species

leucoptera

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Argentina,

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

Swamps and freshwater lakes

Distribution and Range

Southern South America

Food

Primarily dives for aquatic plants but will also feed on invertibrates, eggs, small reptiles and fish

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Field Notes:

Despite its name, most of its wings are dark slaty, though in flight a white trailing edge is visible on the secondaries

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