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Bookmark or Share- Better Know a Bird: The American Coot and Its Wonderfully Weird FeetWith a duck-ish head, a body shaped like a chicken, and a pointy beak to match, the American Coot looks like the most impractical mash-up of birds—and that’s just in the water. On land, you can see another part of its wacky appearance: those feet.
- Coot | Moorhen, Waterfowl & Wading Bird | Britannicacoot, any of ten species of ducklike water-dwelling birds of the genus Fulica in the rail family, Rallidae. Coots are found throughout the world in larger inland waters and streams, where they swim and bob for food, mostly plants, seeds, mollusks, and worms.
- Coot - WikipediaCoots are medium-sized water birds that are members of the rail family, Rallidae. They constitute the genus Fulica, the name being the Latin term for "coot". Coots have predominantly black plumage, and—unlike many rails—they are usually easy to see, often swimming in open water.
- American coot - WikipediaCoots live near water, typically inhabiting wetlands and open water bodies in North America. Groups of coots are called covers[3] or rafts. [2] . The oldest known coot lived to be 22 years old. [2] The American coot is a migratory bird that occupies most of North America.
- American Coot Identification - All About BirdsCoots 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. You’ll find coots eating aquatic plants on almost any body of water.
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