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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
*This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>. | *This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>. | ||
| − | *Reported hybridization with American Coot where ranges overlap warrants study of its taxonomic status.<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> | + | *Reported hybridization with [[American Coot]] where ranges overlap warrants study of its taxonomic status.<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>. The IOC now includes this species in [[American Coot]] and treats it as a white-shielded morph of American. |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Revision as of 14:47, 16 July 2016
- Fulica caribaea
Identification
38-40 cm (15.5 inches)
Grayish-black bird with white undertail coverts, red eye, white bill and white frontal shield that extends much further up the front of the head of a mature adult than on American Coot, and yellowish legs.
Similar Species
Very similar to American Coot, which increasingly occur in the Caribbean; adult American Coot has a white frontal shield that is cut of not far above the bill, and above that a large reddish-brown "callus" which is not present in Caribbean Coot. Immatures are virtually identical. The matter is complicated by several things: (a) a small proportion of American Coot, even far from the Caribbean, have white frontal shield, and (b) interbreeding have been reported in the north-western Caribbean.
Distribution
From regular to rare in different parts of Bahamas, Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles, and Venezuela, Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao.
Vagrancy has been reported from Florida and Colombia.
Taxonomy
- This is a monotypic species[2].
- Reported hybridization with American Coot where ranges overlap warrants study of its taxonomic status.1. The IOC now includes this species in American Coot and treats it as a white-shielded morph of American.
Habitat
Open freshwater areas including ponds and man-made lakes.
Behaviour
Breeding
Nesting occurs all year.
References
- "Identification Essay: American Coot (Fulica americana) and Caribbean Coot (F. caribaea)." Southeastern Caribbean Birds.
- 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.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Caribbean Coot. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Caribbean_Coot
