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Rails, Gallinules and Coots (Rallidae)

Common Coot (Fulica atra) - HBW 3, p. 205

French: Foulque macroule German: Bläßhuhn Spanish: Focha Común
Other common names: (Eurasian/Black) Coot

Taxonomy: Fulica atra Linnaeus, 1758, Sweden.
Forms superspecies with F. cristata, F. alai, F. americana, F. caribaea, F. leucoptera and F. ardesiaca. Four subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

atra Linnaeus, 1758 - Europe, N Africa, Azores and Canaries E through C Asia to Japan and S to Indian Subcontinent and Sri Lanka; winters S to W & NE Africa, SE Asia and Philippines.
lugubris S. Müller, 1847 - E Java (formerly?) and NW New Guinea.
novaeguinea Rand, 1940 - C New Guinea.
australis Gould, 1845 - Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand.

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Common Coot Locality Bergen, Hordaland County, Norway
Geir Jensen 7 August 2008 1 year ago 4.7
A nestling and an egg Locality Molentargius Natural Park, Cagliari Province, Sardinia, Italy (ssp atra)
raniero massoli-novelli 1 June 2001 20 weeks ago 4.3
Coot preparing to jump off log. Locality Jerrabomberra Wetlands, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (ssp australis)
Margaret Leggoe 25 November 2012 29 weeks ago 4.3
running on the water Locality Ma'agan Michael, Israel
Lior Kislev 20 December 2011 1 year ago 4.3
An adult bird at sunset in the reeds Locality Molentargius Natural Park, Cagliari Province, Sardinia, Italy (ssp atra)
raniero massoli-novelli 1 June 2001 20 weeks ago 4.2
A bird on the water Locality Greater Poland Province, Poland
Krzysztof Blachowiak 18 August 2012 42 weeks ago 4.2
Common coot with chick. Locality Paris, Île-de-France, France
Rémi Bigonneau 27 April 2011 1 year ago 4.1
Under attack Locality Brussels, Belgium
Marco Valentini 15 January 2012 1 year ago 4.1
Bird foraging Locality El Rocío, Doñana National Park, Andalucia, Spain
Rafael Merchante 26 December 2012 4 weeks ago 4
Adults running on melted ice Locality Hainaut Province, Belgium
Marc FASOL 14 February 2010 26 weeks ago 4
Family group Locality Lancashire, England, Great Britain
Alan Debenham 11 May 2011 2 years ago 4
The art of feeding. Locality Mysore, Mysore District, Karnataka, India
vinaydarbal 27 January 2011 2 years ago 4
Two birds during territorial fight Locality London, England, Great Britain
Nicole Bouglouan 18 February 2006 2 years ago 4
Swimming in a farms irrigation water tank Locality Arakhiya Farm, Al Rayyan, Qatar
John A Thompson 7 October 2011 1 year ago 3.9
swimming Locality Oasi dell'Alberone, Villa d'Adda, Lombardy Region, Italy
Cristiano Crolle 31 December 2011 1 year ago 3.9
A wintering bird Locality Prague, Czech Republic (ssp atra)
Jonáš Gaigr 4 November 2012 13 weeks ago 3.9
Feeding in a pond in Kensington Gardens, London, England. A few raindrops on its back. Locality Kensington Gardens, London, England, Great Britain
Ian Barker 25 October 2011 52 weeks ago 3.9
a young individual... Locality Isparta Province, Turkey
Ogun Caglayan Turkay 16 September 2011 1 year ago 3.9
A common coot nesting. Locality Paris, Île-de-France, France
Rémi Bigonneau 18 April 2011 1 year ago 3.9
Feeding on the grass. Locality Konstanz, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (ssp atra)
Fran Trabalon 28 April 2011 1 year ago 3.8
A bird swimming in a pond Locality Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (ssp australis)
Gustavo A. Rodríguez 11 July 2008 10 weeks ago 3.8
An adult bird swimming. Locality Tomato Lake, Kewdale, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Nicholas Tomney 11 January 2013 22 weeks ago 3.8
feet close-up Locality Les Grangettes Nature Reserve, Noville, Vaud Canton, Switzerland
Georges Olioso 12 June 2009 4 years ago 3.8
An adult bird feeding Locality Alcázar de San Juan, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain (ssp atra)
Luis Mario Arce 30 December 2012 5 weeks ago 3.8
A nestling in the water after few hours life Locality Molentargius Natural Park, Cagliari Province, Sardinia, Italy (ssp atra)
raniero massoli-novelli 1 June 2001 20 weeks ago 3.8
Blishøne Locality Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark
Christian Michael Mortensen 17 July 2012 40 weeks ago 3.8
A white stork expelled from its territory. Locality Girona Province, Catalonia, Spain (ssp atra)
Fran Trabalon 30 April 2012 41 weeks ago 3.8
Incubating Locality South Holland Province, Netherlands
Rafael Zamora Padrón 3 June 2007 1 year ago 3.8
At the end of the fight, the winner pursues the rival! Locality London, England, Great Britain
Nicole Bouglouan 18 February 2006 2 years ago 3.8
An adult swimming in a pond Locality Bavaria, Germany (ssp atra)
Gustavo A. Rodríguez 4 August 2007 11 weeks ago 3.8
One bird Locality Sopot, Pomeranian Province, Poland
Tomas Grim 20 January 2013 19 weeks ago 3.8
Adult of Common Coot before take off - photo by Altay Zhatkanbayev Locality Sorbulak Lake, Almaty Province, Kazakhstan
Altay Zhatkanbayev 17 March 2012 35 weeks ago 3.8
Common Coot resting on the local lakeside Locality Jerrabomberra, New South Wales, Australia
Lindsay Hansch 25 July 2012 36 weeks ago 3.8
A chick swimming. Locality Dublin Zoo, Dublin, Dublin Region, Ireland (ssp atra)
Josep del Hoyo 27 June 2012 38 weeks ago 3.8
Coot at Klughafen. Locality Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Pixfix 10 February 2012 1 year ago 3.8
An adult on the water. Locality Waikuku Beach, South Island, New Zealand (ssp australis)
Nick Talbot 21 August 2011 1 year ago 3.8
A baby portrait Locality Molentargius Natural Park, Cagliari Province, Sardinia, Italy
raniero massoli-novelli 1 June 2001 3 years ago 3.8
A bird at Lotus Pond. Locality Hyderabad, Hyderabad District, Andhra Pradesh, India
J.M. Garg 9 May 2009 3 years ago 3.8
Found on Newstead Colliery spoil heap Locality Nottinghamshire, England, Great Britain
nottsexminer 16 April 2011 2 years ago 3.7
Often rather ill-tempered, these coots Locality Rotterdam, South Holland Province, Netherlands (ssp atra)
Gerard Visser 6 April 2007 2 years ago 3.7
Two birds during territorial fight Locality London, England, Great Britain
Nicole Bouglouan 18 February 2006 2 years ago 3.7
In a pond Locality Brno, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic
John A Thompson 13 July 2009 3 years ago 3.7
Common Coots on ice Locality Nampo, South Pyongan Province, North Korea
Gerhard.Tauscher 25 January 2012 1 year ago 3.7
Coot nest with the front right egg with a chick hatching out Locality Nottinghamshire, England, Great Britain
nottsexminer 2 June 2011 2 years ago 3.7
Trying to escape sea-gulls attack Locality Brussels, Belgium
Marco Valentini 15 January 2011 1 year ago 3.7
Common Coot Locality De Gavers, Onkerzele, East Flanders Province, Belgium
Filip Verbelen 2 January 2011 1 year ago 3.7
Flexible neck Locality London, England, Great Britain
Jorge Malingre 4 November 2008 2 years ago 3.7
Coot before take off - photo by Altay Zhatkanbayev Locality Sorbulak Lake, Almaty Province, Kazakhstan
Altay Zhatkanbayev 17 March 2012 20 weeks ago 3.6
Common Coots on ice Locality Nampo, South Pyongan Province, North Korea
Gerhard.Tauscher 25 January 2012 1 year ago 3.6
A common coot nesting. Locality Paris, Île-de-France, France
Rémi Bigonneau 18 April 2011 1 year ago 3.6
A coot with a bit of food hanging around the head, located in the sout of Sweden. Locality Sweden
Christer 30 October 2010 2 years ago 3.6
An Eurasian Coot or Common Coot swiming. Locality Uppalapadu Bird Sanctuary, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, India
J.M. Garg 31 March 2009 3 years ago 3.6
pullus Locality Les Grangettes Nature Reserve, Noville, Vaud Canton, Switzerland
Georges Olioso 12 June 2009 4 years ago 3.6
Coot Locality Crimea Peninsula, Ukraine
lena.avonavi 1 February 2013 19 weeks ago 3.5
A large group in the water. Locality Candasnos, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (ssp atra)
Jesús Laborda 27 September 2012 29 weeks ago 3.5
A bird swimming. Locality Axios Delta, Central Macedonia Region, Greece
Theo Mamais 1 December 2004 34 weeks ago 3.5
A large group of birds in the water. Locality Candasnos, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (ssp atra)
Jesús Laborda 27 September 2012 34 weeks ago 3.5
An adult swimming. Locality Dublin Zoo, Dublin, Dublin Region, Ireland (ssp atra)
Josep del Hoyo 27 June 2012 38 weeks ago 3.5
A fledged juvenile preening by water's edge Locality Stirling University, Stirling Council, Scotland, Great Britain (ssp atra)
Anne Cotton 12 July 2011 1 year ago 3.5
Chick in vegetation at a fish pond. Locality Milicz Fish Ponds, Milicz, Lower Silesian Province, Poland (ssp atra)
Hanna Sztwiertnia 28 May 2009 2 years ago 3.5

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