Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Asturian | Gallarñn americanu |
| Basque | Kopetazuri amerikarra |
| Bulgarian | Американска лиска |
| Catalan | fotja americana |
| Czech | lyska americká |
| Danish | Amerikansk Blishøne |
| Dutch | Amerikaanse Meerkoet |
| English | American Coot |
| English (United States) | American Coot |
| Faroese | Amerikonsk sjogvhøna |
| Finnish | amerikannokikana |
| French | Foulque d'Amérique |
| French (France) | Foulque d'Amérique |
| Galician | Galo de auga americano |
| German | Indianerblässhuhn |
| Greek | Αμερικανική Φαλαρίδα |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Poul dlo jidèl |
| Hebrew | אגמית אמריקנית |
| Hungarian | Gyűrűcsőrű szárcsa |
| Icelandic | Kolhæna |
| Japanese | アメリカオオバン |
| Lithuanian | Amerikinis laukys |
| Norwegian | amerikasothøne |
| Polish | łyska amerykańska |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Galeirão-americano |
| Romanian | Lișiță americană |
| Russian | Американская лысуха |
| Serbian | Američka liska |
| Slovak | lyska popolavá |
| Slovenian | Ameriška liska |
| Spanish | Focha Americana |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Focha Americana |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Gallareta de pico blanco |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Gallareta Pico Blanco Americana |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Focha Americana |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Gallineta Negra |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Gallareta Americana |
| Spanish (Panama) | Gallareta Americana |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Gallinazo Americano |
| Spanish (Spain) | Focha americana |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Gallineta Pico Plata |
| Swedish | amerikansk sothöna |
| Turkish | Amerika Mekesi |
| Ukrainian | Лиска американська |
Fulica americana Gmelin, 1789
Definitions
- FULICA
- fulica
- americ / americana / americanum / americanus
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- American Coot Fulica americana
Authors
I. Lehr Brisbin Jr. and Thomas B. Mowbray
Recommended Citation
Brisbin Jr., I. L. and T. B. Mowbray (2020). American Coot (Fulica americana), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (A. F. Poole and F. B. Gill, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.y00475.01
Birds of North America
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Version 2.0
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- January 1, 2002
- American Coot Fulica americana
Authors
I. Lehr Brisbin Jr. and Thomas B. Mowbray
Revisors
I. Lehr Brisbin Jr. and Thomas B. Mowbray
Recommended Citation
Brisbin Jr., I. L. and T. B. Mowbray (2002). American Coot (Fulica americana), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (A. F. Poole and F. B. Gill, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.y00475.01
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Print Version (requires subscription to access)
- January 1, 2002
- American Coot Fulica americana
Recommended Citation
Brisbin, I. L., Jr., H. D. Pratt, and T. B. Mowbray. 2002. American Coot (Fulica americana) and Hawaiian Coot (Fulica alai). In The Birds of North America, No. 697 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. https://doi.org/10.2173/tbna.697.p
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Version 1.0
- January 1, 2002
- American Coot Fulica americana
Authors
I. Lehr Brisbin Jr. and Thomas B. Mowbray
Revisors
I. Lehr Brisbin Jr. and Thomas B. Mowbray
Recommended Citation
Brisbin Jr., I. L. and T. B. Mowbray (2002). American Coot (Fulica americana), version 1.0. In The Birds of North America (A. F. Poole and F. B. Gill, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.697a
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- September 23, 2014
- American Coot Fulica americana
Authors
Barry Taylor, Guy M. Kirwan, and David Christie
Revisors
Guy M. Kirwan and David Christie
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.
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Last Published Version
- January 1, 1996
- Caribbean Coot Fulica caribaea
Authors
Barry Taylor
Recommended Citation
Taylor, B. (1996). Caribbean Coot (Fulica caribaea). 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.