アメリカ自然史博物館のインスタグラム(amnh) - 6月18日 14時13分
What has a bulbous bill, dark plumage, and thick, lobed feet? Meet the Hawaiian Coot (Fulica alai), also known as the ‘alae ke‘oke‘o! It’s a waterbird endemic to the Hawaiian islands, where it might be spotted hanging out around freshwater ponds, reservoirs, or brackish water. Unlike other waterfowl, its feet are lobed. These are useful not just for propelling through water or walking through muddy wetlands, like webbed feet, but also for skimming on the surface before taking flight and even for clawing at rivals. The Hawaiian Coot builds nests using aquatic vegetation and munches on seeds, snails, leaves, insects, tadpoles, and small fish.
Photo: Dick Daniels
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robertdhughes63
This implies the Hawaiian Coot is a waterfowl. The term waterfowl refers exclusively to ducks, geese, and swans, members of the Anatidae family of birds. All coots are rails and rails are in the Rallidae family of birds.
lvel.74
These birds also live in The Netherlands, in very large numbers. We call them Lake Coot (meerkoet in Dutch).
artdrago13
In belgium we have a similar bird called "foulke macroule" in french
darin.foat
I saw some coots at the park recently. Their feet are bizarre!
captdavyb58
@cmitch3 @joshpetru @dbuck316 world coot slam?
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