Literature

• Brisbin, Jr., I.L. & Mowbray, T.B. 2020. American Coot (Fulica americana), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (A. F. Poole and F. B. Gill, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. [link]
• Brown, A.C., Collier, N. 2006. New and rare Bird records from St. Martin, West Indies. Cotinga 23: 52-58.
• Gill, F., Donsker, D. & Rasmussen, P. 2025. IOC World bird list (15.1). [link]
• Hoogerwerf, A. 1977. Notes on the birds of St. Martin, Saba and St. Eustatius. Studies on the fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands 54: 60-123.
• Madden, H., Hensen, R., Piontek, S., Walton, S., Verdaat, J.P., Geelhoed, S.C.V., Stapel, J. & Debrot, A.O. 2015. New bird records for the island of St. Eustatius, Dutch Caribbean, with notes on other significant sightings. The Journal of Caribbean Ornithology 28: 28-34. [link]
• Peterson, G. 2016. Checklist Version 2, ABC Birds of Aruba. 16 pp. Aruba Birdlife Conservation.
• Prins, T.G., Reuter, J.H., Debrot, A.O., Wattel, J. & Nijman, V. 2009. Checklist of the birds of Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire, South Caribbean. Ardea 97: 137-268.
• Raffaele, H., Wiley, J., Garrido, O., Keith, A. & Raffaele, J. 1998. Birds of the West Indies. 511 pp. Christopher Helm, London.
• Voous, K.H. 1957. The birds of Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire. Studies on the fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands 7: 260pp..
• Voous, K.H. 1965. Checklist of the birds of Aruba, Curaçao, and Bonaire. Ardea 53: 205-234.
• Yokoyama, M. 2013. The Incomplete guide to the wildlife of Saint Martin. Revised and expanded second edition. 131. sxm wildlife.

Literature references linked to higher taxa

• eBird: An online database of bird distribution and abundance. eBird, Ithaca, New York. [link] (Aves)
• Bird Watching Curaçao 2016. 2016 - A year in birds. 42. Curaçao Footprint Foundation. [link] (Fulica americana)
• Boer, B. de, Newton, E. & Restall, R. 2012. Birds of Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire. Ardea Christopher Helm, London. (Fulica americana)
• Gill, F. & Donsker, D. 2017. IOC World Bird List v7.1. [link] (Fulica)
• Peterson, G.M. 2018. Aruba Bird Checklist. 16 pp. Aruba Birdlife Conservation. (Fulica americana)
• Wells, J.V. & Wells, A.C. 2017. Birds of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao: a site and field guide. 474pp. Cornell University Press. (Fulica americana)
• Yokoyama, M. 2010. The Incomplete Guide to the Wildlife of Saint Martin. 129 pp. sxm wildlife. (Fulica americana)