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American Coot Fulica americana

Photo: Hans Smulders

Classification

Rallidae [family]
Fulica [genus] (2)
americana [species]

Classification

Rallidae [family]
Fulica [genus] (2)
americana [species]

Presence

Recorded on
  • Aruba
  • Bonaire
  • Curaçao
  • Sint Maarten
  • Presence status
  • Indigenous (1) - Aruba
  • Indigenous (1) - Bonaire
  • Indigenous (1) - Curaçao
  • Indigenous (1) - Sint Maarten
  • Distribution description North to South America, including the West Indies.
    Notes on presence status First observed on St. Martin in 2002 (Brown & Collier, 2006), now breeds on St. Martin (Yokoyama, 2013). Visitor from North America for the ABC islands.

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