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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
“American Coot” Fulica Americana is the name of this photo taken recently at Quidi Vidi Lake. Some interesting facts about this rare southern visitor include:
-Often mistaken for a duck, the American Coot is a common water bird. Its all black body and white chicken-like beak distinguish this swimming rail from the real ducks.
-Although it swims like a duck, the American Coot does not have webbed feet like a duck. Instead of having all the toes connected by webs, each coot toe has lobes on the sides of each segment.
-All black.
-Swims and dives.
-White bill with black mark near tip.
-Bill triangular like a chicken's, not flat like a duck's.
-White stripe on sides of under tail. |
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