Prakruti Parichay
RallidaeFulica

Eurasian Coot

Fulica atra

36–38 cmLarge
Beak
—
Feet
—
Crest
No crest

Widespread resident and winter visitor. Blackish, with white bill and frontal shield. Shows paler trailing edge to secondaries in flight. Immature duller than adult with whitish throat. Juvenile grey. brown, with whitish throat and breast. Valoe Calls include a high-pitched pyes and a series of lo ng, softdp... dpnotes. Standing freshwaters with large areas of open wa ter and emergent vegetation.

Colour

WhiteBlackGreyBrown
Average size
37 cm
Habitat
Standing freshwaters with large areas of open wa ter and emergent vegetation.
Behaviour
Widespread resident and winter visitor.

About this bird

Widespread resident and winter visitor. Blackish, with white bill and frontal shield. Shows paler trailing edge to secondaries in flight. Immature duller than adult with whitish throat. Juvenile grey. brown, with whitish throat and breast. Valoe Calls include a high-pitched pyes and a series of lo ng, softdp... dpnotes. Standing freshwaters with large areas of open wa ter and emergent vegetation.

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Eurasian Coot is bigger than Eurasian Jackdaw but smaller than Black-winged Stilt.

This bird

Eurasian Coot

Fulica atra

36–38 cm