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The American Coot is known for staying relatively close to shore most of the time ... Description: 15" Gray duck-like bird with a white bill and frontal shield, white undertail coverts, and lobed toes, frontal shield has a red swelling at its upper edge, visible at close range, immatures similar but paler...
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www.birdsofoklahoma.net/Amcoot03.htm
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Learn how to identify American Coot, its life history, cool facts, sounds and calls, and watch videos. Often mistaken for a duck, the American Coot is a common waterbird. Its all black body and white chicken-like beak distinguish this swimming rail from the real ducks. ... All About Birds > Bird Guide > American Coot...
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www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_coot/id
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_coot/id
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Learn how to identify American Coot, its life history, cool facts, sounds and calls, and watch videos. Often mistaken for a duck, the American Coot is a common waterbird. Its all black body and white chicken-like beak distinguish this swimming rail from the real ducks. ... All About Birds > Bird Guide > American Coot...
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www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Coot/lifehistory
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Coot/lifehistory
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American Coot: Medium-sized, chicken-like swimming bird, dark gray to black overall, short, white bill and undertail coverts. Toes are lobed, not webbed. Upper edge of frontal shield is red, but usually only visible at close range. ... The American Coot is native to numerous countries in North and Central America. ... Bird name:
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identify.whatbird.com/obj/65/overview/American_Coot.asp...
identify.whatbird.com/obj/65/overview/American_Coot.aspx
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American Coot - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The American Coot ( Fulica americana ) is a bird of the family Rallidae, inhabiting wetlands and open water bodies. About 16 inches (40 cm) in length and weighing 1.4 lb (0.65 kg), adults have...
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Coots do not have webbed feet, but do possess long toes with scalloped lobes that enable the bird to swim and dive like a duck and, at the same time, run quite efficiently on land. A coot's head bobs back and forth when it swims, similar to a chicken when it is walking.
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entertainment.news-leader.com/outdoors/_archive/0909-Am...
entertainment.news-leader.com/outdoors/_archive/0909-Americanco-174545.html
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Length: 12 inches Wingspan: 25 inches ... Patuxent Bird Population Studies; Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter ... American coot Fulica americana...
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www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/i2210id.html
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Our Coot is a bird from thirteen to sixteen inches long and has the bill milk-white, with the terminal portion and the frontal shield dark brown. ... ; Match: any search words all search words Home - Index Of Bird Articles...
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www.oldandsold.com/birds/bd2-10.shtml
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