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'''Alternative name: Andean Coot''' | '''Alternative name: Andean Coot''' | ||
;[[:Category:Fulica|Fulica]] ardesiaca | ;[[:Category:Fulica|Fulica]] ardesiaca | ||
| − | [[Image:7035DSC8054.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by | + | [[Image:7035DSC8054.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Bird with white bill<br />Photo by {{user|juninho|juninho}}<br />Pantanos de Villa, [[Peru]], October 2005]] |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 16 inches<br /> | |
| + | Slate colour, blackish head and neck, bulging frontal shield, and variable bill and shield colors. Typical form in the south of the range has blood-red shield with yellowish bill, but bill can have other colors. A less common form shows white shield and bill, or less commonly yellow shield and white bill. | ||
| + | ====Similar species==== | ||
| + | American Coot has a darker overall color and flatter shield. | ||
| + | [[Image:Andean_Coot_by_BirdsPeru.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Bird with red shield<br /> Photo by {{user|BirdsPeru|BirdsPeru}}<br />Huaraz, [[Peru]] July 2001]] | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Andes of [[Ecuador]] to northern [[Argentina]] and northern [[Chile]]. | Andes of [[Ecuador]] to northern [[Argentina]] and northern [[Chile]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. Some authorities recognize a secondary subspecies, ''atrura''.<sup>[[#References|2]]</sup> | |
| + | *Formerly lumped within [[American Coot]], ''F. americana''. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Lakes and marshes. | + | Lakes and marshes, sometimes found down to sea level but regularly in Andean high steppe. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | # | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#"atrura" described in Fjeldsa, 1983 Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 103 p.22 |
| + | #Alvaro Jaramillo. 2003. Birds of Chile. Princeton Field Guides. ISBN 0-691-11740-3 | ||
| + | #Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156 | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Fulica+ardesiaca}} | {{GSearch|Fulica+ardesiaca}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Fulica | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Fulica]] |
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Alternative name: Andean Coot
- Fulica ardesiaca
Identification
16 inches
Slate colour, blackish head and neck, bulging frontal shield, and variable bill and shield colors. Typical form in the south of the range has blood-red shield with yellowish bill, but bill can have other colors. A less common form shows white shield and bill, or less commonly yellow shield and white bill.
Similar species
American Coot has a darker overall color and flatter shield.
Distribution
Andes of Ecuador to northern Argentina and northern Chile.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1]. Some authorities recognize a secondary subspecies, atrura.2
- Formerly lumped within American Coot, F. americana.
Habitat
Lakes and marshes, sometimes found down to sea level but regularly in Andean high steppe.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- "atrura" described in Fjeldsa, 1983 Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 103 p.22
- Alvaro Jaramillo. 2003. Birds of Chile. Princeton Field Guides. ISBN 0-691-11740-3
- Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Slate-colored Coot. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Slate-colored_Coot
