Eurasian Coot

Fulica atra

Least Concern

The Eurasian Coot is a rail, crake, gallinule, coot, or swamphen of Europe, western and central Asia, and their seasonal wintering regions. It usually keeps close to dense cover around marshes, wet grassland, flooded fields, or shallow water, where it searches for seeds, shoots, insects, and other small invertebrates with its long toes spreading its weight on soft ground.

Family

Rallidae

Group

Rails, Gallinules, and Allies

Range

Eurasian Coot Range — Resident or seasonal range in Europe, western and central Asia, and their seasonal wintering regions

Population

≈ 2M–20M

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