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American Coot

Fulica americana

Description:

Coots are dark-gray to black birds with a bright-white bill and forehead. The legs are yellow-green. At close range you may see a small patch of red on the forehead. American Coot is one good reminder that not everything that floats is a duck.They are more closely related to Sandhill Cranes than any duck.

Habitat:

Look for American Coots at ponds in city parks, in marshes, reservoirs, along the edges of lakes, and in roadside ditches, sewage treatment ponds, and saltwater inlets or salt-marshes. Cots eat aquatic plants on almost any body of water. When swimming they look like small ducks (and often dive), but on land they look more chicken like.

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MartaPoludnik
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MartaPoludnik

London, Ontario, Canada

Spotted on Apr 29, 2015
Submitted on May 1, 2015

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