American Coot Fulica americana Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (44)
- Subspecies (2)
I. Lehr Brisbin Jr. and Thomas B. Mowbray
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2002
Text last updated January 1, 2002
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Asturian | Gallarñn americanu |
| Basque | Kopetazuri amerikarra |
| Bulgarian | Американска лиска |
| Catalan | fotja americana |
| Czech | lyska americká |
| Danish | Amerikansk Blishøne |
| Dutch | Amerikaanse Meerkoet |
| English | American Coot |
| English (United States) | American Coot |
| Faroese | Amerikonsk sjogvhøna |
| Finnish | amerikannokikana |
| French | Foulque d'Amérique |
| French (France) | Foulque d'Amérique |
| Galician | Galo de auga americano |
| German | Indianerblässhuhn |
| Greek | Αμερικανική Φαλαρίδα |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Poul dlo jidèl |
| Hebrew | אגמית אמריקנית |
| Hungarian | Gyűrűscsőrű szárcsa |
| Icelandic | Kolhæna |
| Japanese | アメリカオオバン |
| Lithuanian | Amerikinis laukys |
| Norwegian | amerikasothøne |
| Polish | łyska amerykańska |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Galeirão-americano |
| Romanian | Lișiță americană |
| Russian | Американская лысуха |
| Serbian | Američka liska |
| Slovak | lyska popolavá |
| Slovenian | Ameriška liska |
| Spanish | Focha Americana |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Focha Americana |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Gallareta de pico blanco |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Gallareta Pico Blanco Americana |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Focha Americana |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Gallineta Negra |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Gallareta Americana |
| Spanish (Panama) | Gallareta Americana |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Gallinazo Americano |
| Spanish (Spain) | Focha americana |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Gallineta Pico Plata |
| Swedish | amerikansk sothöna |
| Turkish | Amerika Mekesi |
| Ukrainian | Лиска американська |
Fulica americana Gmelin, 1789
PROTONYM:
Fulica americana
Gmelin, 1789. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2, p.704.
TYPE LOCALITY:
North America.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- FULICA
- fulica
- americ / americana / americanum / americanus
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
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Distribution of the American Coot
