Fulica-atra
Fulica atra watercoursesdiurnalleast concern
Common Coot

 

ORDER: Gruiformes
FAMILY: Rallidae
SIZE: +++

BREEDING SEASON:
J F M A M J J A S O N D

OCCURRENCE: wintering migrant; breeding resident population.
CHARACTERISTICS: black body; white and robust beak.
FOOD: aquatic vegetation and invertebrates; occasionally terrestrial plants.
ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOUR: wading bird; elusive; often mixing with various duck species.

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