Waterfowl
American coot
Fulica americana
- Group
- Waterfowl
- Size class
- Small (under 10 kg)
- Family
- Rallidae
Range
- North America
Habitat
- Wetland
Range
Countries it is found in
37 countries
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Aruba
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bermuda
- British Virgin Islands
- Canada
- Caribbean Netherlands
- Cayman Islands
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Curaçao
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Grenada
- Guadeloupe
- Guatemala
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Jamaica
- Mexico
Range from:Wikipedia country bird lists, GBIF occurrence records — read 2026-08-05
Field data
Tracks
A photograph of real sign left by American coot. Prints vary with gait, ground and how long they have been there — treat this as one example, not a template.
Track photo:Garth HarwoodCC BY
Cross-reference
Related species
Its closest relatives in the compendium, nearest kinship first.
