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American Coot

Fulica americana
Gmelin, JF, 1789
Focha Americana
Family: Rallidae
Order: Gruiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

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Number of Photography: 54

Foto
Photography ID: 652513
  Adult
Laguna de Pucchún, Camaná.
Arequipa
Peru
01/04/2025
Juan Chalco
Foto
Photography ID: 642668
  Adult
Delta
Columbia Británica
Canada
08/29/2018
Carmen Lúcia Bays Figueiredo
Foto
Photography ID: 626660
  Adult
Sopo
Cundinamarca
Colombia
03/16/2025
Jairo Alberto García Giraldo
Foto
Photography ID: 625503
  Adult
Lago Petén Itzá
Petén
Guatemala
02/14/2025
Manuel Godoy
Foto
Photography ID: 623281
  Adult
Panajachel
Guatemala
Guatemala
02/07/2025
Manuel Godoy
Foto
Photography ID: 598280
  Adult
Suba
Bogotá
Colombia
09/05/2024
Jairo Alberto García Giraldo
Foto
Photography ID: 592981
 Playa del Carmén
Quintana Roo
Mexico
12/05/2013
Adrian Braidotti
Foto
Photography ID: 592876
  Adult
Nassau
New Providence
Bahamas
04/06/2017
Adrian Braidotti



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Number of Records: 79



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
226282816/03/2025ColombiaCundinamarcaParque puente Sopo, SopoJairo Alberto García Giraldo
226122614/02/2025GuatemalaPeténLago Petén ItzáManuel Godoy
225164607/02/2025GuatemalaGuatemalaPanajachelManuel Godoy
236163404/01/2025PeruArequipaLaguna de Pucchún, Camaná.Juan Chalco
220879923/11/2024MexicoQuintana RooEste de la isla, Isla Cozumel1Dario Juan Wendeler
217246704/10/2024Dominican RepublicLa AltagraciaPlaya Bávaro, Punta CanaGustavo Daniel González
214500005/09/2024ColombiaBogotáHumedal de Córdoba, SubaJairo Alberto García Giraldo
201419405/02/2024United StatesNew YorkNueva YorkFrancisco Encinosa
201388305/02/2024United StatesNew YorkNueva YorkSusana Gomez
197435003/02/2024United StatesCaliforniaStanfield Marsh Boardwalk, Big Bear10Virginia Bonifacio
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. American Coot (Fulica americana) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/03/2026.