Rails, Crakes & Coots
American Coot
Fulica americana
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. Unlike the webbed feet of ducks, coots have broad, lobed scales on their lower legs and toes that fold back with each step in order to facilitate walking on dry land.
- Family
- Rails, Crakes & Coots
- Order
- Gruiformes
- Weight
- 637 g
- Habitat
- Wetland
- Diet
- Plants and seeds
- Migration
- Partial migrant
- Countries recorded
- 38
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