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American Coot

Fulica americana
Gmelin, JF, 1789
Focha Americana
Family: Rallidae
Order: Gruiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 642668
  Adult
Delta
Columbia Británica
Canada
08/29/2018
Carmen Lúcia Bays Figueiredo
Foto
Photography ID: 311140
  Adult
Teotitlan del valle
Oaxaca
Mexico
12/24/2018
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 297977
  Adult
Manizales
Caldas
Colombia
11/05/2018
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 274881
  Adult
Fuquene
Cundinamarca
Colombia
07/08/2018
Jairo Alberto García Giraldo
Foto
Photography ID: 256596
  Adult
Isla Cozumel
Quintana Roo
Mexico
03/04/2018
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 250268
  Adult
Suba
Bogotá
Colombia
02/25/2018
Jairo Alberto García Giraldo
Foto
Photography ID: 248763
  Adult
Alameda County
California
United States
02/04/2018
Rutger Koperdraad



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
86603424/12/2018MexicoOaxacaTeotitlan del vallePablo Eguia
83712405/11/2018ColombiaCaldasEmbalse La Esmeralda, ManizalesSusana Gomez
231888529/08/2018CanadaColumbia BritánicaGeorge S. Bird Migratory Sanctuary, DeltaCarmen Lúcia Bays Figueiredo
77703308/07/2018ColombiaCundinamarcaLaguna de Fúquene, FuqueneJairo Alberto García Giraldo
74372504/03/2018MexicoQuintana RooIsla CozumelFederico J. Villegas
70523525/02/2018ColombiaBogotáHumedal de Córdoba, SubaJairo Alberto García Giraldo
72312422/02/2018Dominican RepublicIndependenciaParque Nacional Sierra De BahorucoMarcos Augusto Lartigau
70170904/02/2018United StatesCaliforniaHayward Shoreline, Alameda CountyRutger Koperdraad
69487921/01/2018Dominican RepublicLa AltagraciaHotel Iberostar Punta CanaMarcelo Allende
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. American Coot (Fulica americana) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 12/04/2026.