One of the birds I see most regularly here in southern England is the Eurasian coot Fulica atra. (scientificamerican.com)
For instance, the Eurasian coot, or Fulica atra, is a closely related species that could also be referred to as an old world coot. (thesaurus.net)
Additionally, the American coot, or Fulica americana, could also be described as an old world coot due to its physical similarities to its European counterpart. (thesaurus.net)
The Caribbean Coot ( Fulica caribaea ) is a species of concern belonging in the species group "birds" and found in the following area(s): Central America, North America (United States Territory), South America. (earthsendangered.com)
The American Coot (Fulica americana) is a bird of wetlands and open water of the family Rallidae. (kiwifoto.com)
Coot fossils from the Middle Pleistocene of California have been described as Fulica hesterna but cannot be separated from the present-day American Coot (Olson, 1974). (kiwifoto.com)
However, the Pleistocene coot Fulica shufeldti (formerly F. minor) quite possibly was a paleosubspecies of the American Coot (as Fulica americana shufeldti), only differing slightly in size (Jehl, 1967). (kiwifoto.com)
Rallidae1
Coots are rails (that is, member of the core gruiform group Rallidae). (scientificamerican.com)
Scrolling through Hawaiian photographer Mike Coots' Instagram feed it quickly becomes clear that he has a unique affinity with the ocean. (lifewithoutandy.com)
The world-class Great White Shark cage dive expedition was organized by GoPro advocate and Emmy Award-winning cinematographer, Andy Casagrande , and we invited adaptive surfer, photographer, shark attack survivor and shark advocate, Mike Coots to join. (gopro.com)
Rails2
Although it spends more time in the water than other rails, the coot also spends a fair amount of time on land, where it can be found hanging out on golf courses, in parks, and even around lawns, says Kaufman. (audubon.org)
Although coots seem rather weak fliers, like most rails they have considerable stamina once airborne. (kiwifoto.com)
Gallinules6
As far as morphology goes, it essentially seems that coots are large, heavy-bodied gallinules with a number of diving specialisations and wing proportions that are in keeping with their greater wing-loading (Olson 1973). (scientificamerican.com)
Or, maybe gallinules and coots are best imagined as sister-groups (Livezey 1998). (scientificamerican.com)
Common Gallinules have a bright red shield on the forehead, whereas the shield is white on American Coots. (allaboutbirds.org)
Immature Common Gallinules have a white stripe on the flanks, whereas adult and immature American Coots have black backs and sides. (allaboutbirds.org)
Purple Gallinules are more brightly colored than American Coots, with long yellow legs and a red bill. (allaboutbirds.org)
Immature Purple Gallinules have a peachy wash on the neck and face, whereas immature American Coots have a grayish wash on the face and neck. (allaboutbirds.org)
Species2
Certain other coot species have ornamentations on the shield, like red nodules. (scientificamerican.com)
Intraspecific nest parasitism is common in Eurasian coots (that is, many females lay eggs in the nests of neighbours) (Samraoui & Samraoui 2007) and has also been documented in several other species. (scientificamerican.com)
Eurasian Coot2
The Eurasian coot - also called the Common coot, and typically just 'The Coot' across much of its range - is not unique to Eurasia, also occurring across Africa and Australia. (scientificamerican.com)
The Eurasian coot is a very widespread, adaptable bird that occurs from subtropical regions to far northern ones, preferring to avoid freezing conditions (but sometimes enduring them nonetheless) and often wintering in coastal locations. (scientificamerican.com)
Jennifer Coots1
We could not be more excited to share the fantastic news, Jennifer Coots, the mother of our 2017 Big Splash recipients , shared with us last week. (remodelagain.com)
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Beak1
With a duck-ish head, a body shaped like a chicken, and a pointy beak to match, the American Coot looks like the most impractical mash-up of birds-and that's just in the water. (audubon.org)
American Coots are highly social birds and are often seen in large flocks. (hummingbirdsplus.org)
Marshes3
In the Presidio, coots can be found in bays, ponds, marshes, and tidal sand areas where they breed. (nps.gov)
Eurasian coots occur wherever there are lakes, ponds, and marshes, and they also occur in estuaries, deltas, coastal wetlands and bays of the sea. (scientificamerican.com)
The American Coot can be found in a variety of freshwater habitats, such as marshes, ponds, and lakes, across North and Central America. (hummingbirdsplus.org)
Waterfowl4
In the winter, they can be found in massive flocks of coots and other waterfowl, sometimes numbering in the thousands of individuals. (allaboutbirds.org)
American Coots in the winter can be found in rafts of mixed waterfowl and in groups numbering up to several thousand individuals. (allaboutbirds.org)
The old world coot (Vanellus vanellus) is a small waterfowl endemic to the Old World. (thesaurus.net)
A member of the rail family, the American Coot isn't as shy as its cousins, feeding plainly in sight on aquatic vegetation by diving or feeding with his head underwater, similar to other waterfowl. (wildtones.com)
Bird5
A close look at a coot-that small head, those scrawny legs-reveals a different kind of bird entirely. (allaboutbirds.org)
You can find American Coots by scanning lakes and ponds for a small, all-black bird with a bright white bill. (allaboutbirds.org)
Other names for this bird include the black coot or mud hen. (thesaurus.net)
The American Coot is a medium-sized bird, measuring about 12 to 16 inches in length. (hummingbirdsplus.org)
Toes3
in terms of skeletal and integumentary morphology, the only obvious differences are a narrower, longer pelvis and more compressed leg bones in coots and far wider lobes on the toes. (scientificamerican.com)
Similar lobed toes in grebes have been shown to form a slotted hydrofoil during swimming (Johansson & Lindhe Norberg 2001) but I haven't checked to see if similar work has demonstrated hydrodynamic benefits in coot feet. (scientificamerican.com)
Comparable to webbing on a duck's foot, the palmate toes help a coot push through the water. (audubon.org)
Bruce Lyon, professor in the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology department at the University of California, Santa Cruz, started studying coots in the mid 1980s. (audubon.org)
Python2
COOT] Python scripting command to set the map used for refinement automatically. (mail-archive.com)
The coot python extensions are described in the documentation. (uni-konstanz.de)
Brisbane4
Simpson Falls is another waterfall flowing within the Mt Coot-tha Reserve, which itself is part of the urban sprawl of Brisbane (Queensland's capital city). (world-of-waterfalls.com)
JC Slaughter Falls resides in the Mt Coot-tha Reserve in Brisbane , Queensland. (world-of-waterfalls.com)
Since Simpson Falls resides within the Mt Coot-tha Reserve, which itself is within the sprawling city limits of Brisbane , there are many ways of driving to its nearest starting point. (world-of-waterfalls.com)
So I'll just say that the key to getting here from the Brisbane CBD would be to drive west on Milton Road (State Route 32) towards the Mt Coot-tha Road (briefly becoming the Route 5). (world-of-waterfalls.com)
Typically1
To get airborne, coots typically need to beat their wings while running across the water for many yards. (allaboutbirds.org)
Ponds1
The American Coot has a small head with a white bill and forehead, and is frequently seen mixed in with ducks and geese on lakes and ponds throughout the year. (wildtones.com)
Photos1
While at Kew Gardens recently I took a number of photos of co-operative coots, and that's why we're here. (scientificamerican.com)
Wiki2
A: The other language is a form of Lisp, called [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scheme_(programming_language) Scheme]. (uni-konstanz.de)
There is a growing collection of coot scripts in this Wiki article. (uni-konstanz.de)
Black2
A prominent black doctor, Norvell Coots, first suggested bringing the Urban League to Tulsa in 1951, when he convinced a few friends to invite a representative from the national organization. (wikipedia.org)
Eurasian coots are black, with the head and neck often being noticeably blacker than the rest of the animal. (scientificamerican.com)
Page1
The Coots family is looking for help with travel expenses through sponsorships and Jonathan has a GoFundMe page set up. (remodelagain.com)
Duck2
The waterborne American Coot is one good reminder that not everything that floats is a duck. (allaboutbirds.org)
Although it swims like a duck, the American Coot does not have webbed feet like a duck. (allaboutbirds.org)
Family2
Aside from their feet, the coots also have interesting family dynamics. (audubon.org)
Let's help Jonathan and the Coots family get there, any little bit will help! (remodelagain.com)
American6
Norvell V. Coots is an American physician, hospital administrator and retired military officer. (wikipedia.org)
The oldest known American Coot was a female who lived to be at least 22 years 4 months old when she was shot in 1982. (allaboutbirds.org)
Pied-billed Grebes have smaller bodies that are more brown overall than American Coots. (allaboutbirds.org)
The bill is shorter and thicker than American Coots. (allaboutbirds.org)
Other nicknames for the American coot include marsh hen and mud hen. (thesaurus.net)
American Coots are highly territorial during the breeding season, with both males and females fighting with neighbors to maintain a small territory where they obtain all their food. (kiwifoto.com)
Feet1
If you spend any time watching a big flock of coots, you'll see fights erupt between them and they will sort of rear up and lean back and claw at each other with their feet," Kaufman says. (audubon.org)
World2
The term 'old world coot' is quite specific and may not have many synonyms. (thesaurus.net)
How to use "Old world coot" in context? (thesaurus.net)
Small1
The Coot tends to forage underwater mostly on submerged aquatic plants, but it also feeds on insects and small fish. (nps.gov)
Website1
Official website "Norvell Coots M.D. (wikipedia.org)
On the Louisiana coast, the Cajun word for coot is pouldeau (pool doo). (kiwifoto.com)
White1
They also have a horizontal white flank-stripe that coots lack. (allaboutbirds.org)
Good1
Given that the topics I favor tend toward the naughtier side of old-timey Adirondack life, I noticed that a good many members of the Coot Hill community-back in the day, anyway-seemed to attract a good bit of trouble. (adirondacklife.com)
Y ears ago, when I ran across a place called "Coot Hill" during one of my deep dives into local newspaper archives, I gave a little giggle and stashed the info in the quirky-names file I keep in a half-forgotten part of my brain. (adirondacklife.com)
Most of the cases around Coot Hill were misdemeanor-size shenanigans-game violations (I had no idea raccoons had a season), feuds, adultery, a couple of boys stealing tires off a neighbor's car-that seemed to be gleefully over-reported in the local press. (adirondacklife.com)
One estimate from Back Bay, Virginia, suggested that the local coot population ate 216 tons (in dry weight) of vegetation per winter. (allaboutbirds.org)