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Giant Coot Fulica gigantea Scientific name definitions

Barry Taylor
Version: 1.1 — Published July 30, 2024
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Distribution of the Giant Coot

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Recommended Citation

Taylor, B. (2024). Giant Coot (Fulica gigantea), version 1.1. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, E. de Juana, and F. Medrano, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.giacoo1.01.1
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