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American Coot

Fulica americana · Family Rallidae

Fulica americana

Family Rallidae

Order
Gruiformes
Family
Rallidae
GBIF occurrence records
6,112,130
Countries and territories with records
59
American Coot
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About this species

This species has 6,112,130 occurrence records from 59 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from the United States (89%), Canada (7.4%) and Mexico (1.8%); together they account for 98.3% of the total. In the United States, this species accounts for 0.49% of all bird records in GBIF.

The scientific name Fulica americana combines the genus name Fulica with the species epithet americana. The Warbla app catalog lists 10 species of the genus Fulica; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Fulica atra, Fulica cristata and Fulica armillata.

The catalog has GBIF record counts for 122 species of the family Rallidae. This species has the most records among them. Its record count is 25.1 times the family average (243,573). The family Rallidae belongs to the order Gruiformes, which has 150 species in the Warbla app catalog.

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