Fulica americana / American coot (Fulica americana)

Wikipedia: American coot Quelle: OTHER 1200px-American-coot-casey-klebba.jpg
Systematik: Gattung Fulica; Familie Rallen (Rallidae)
Allgemein: The American coot (Fulica americana), also known as a mud hen or pouldeau, is a bird of the family Rallidae. Though commonly mistaken for ducks, American coots are only distantly related to ducks, belonging to a separate 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.^[2] Coots live near water, typically inhabiting wetlands and open water bodies in North America. Groups of coots are called covers^[3] or rafts.^{[citation needed]} The oldest known coot lived to be 22 years old.^[2] [more]

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