Species Cards
Coot
Fulica atra
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Group: |
© Erica Bower Coot (Fulica atra) |
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Food chain : |
Omnivore |
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What it eats : |
Midge larvae, snails and other aquatic invertebrates plus duckweed and other water plants. |
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Eaten by: |
Fox. Herons will eat young moorhens. |
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Habitat: |
PondPond |
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Description: |
A rounded, black bird, larger than the moorhen. It has a large white shield on its face. Its feet are not webbed, but instead have flaps of skin that act like paddles to help the bird swim. It makes a loud, metallic "kut" sound. Coots are noisy and quarrelsome. |
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