Order
Gruiformes
Family
Rallidae
Genus
Fulica
 
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American Coot Fulica americana

Barry Taylor, Guy M. Kirwan, and David Christie
Version: 1.0 — Published September 23, 2014

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Distribution of the American Coot - Range Map
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Distribution of the American Coot

Recommended Citation

Taylor, B., G. M. Kirwan, and D. A. Christie (2014). American Coot (Fulica americana). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Retrieved from Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive: https://birdsoftheworld.org/hbw/species/y00475/1.0
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