American Coot Images, Facts and Information:
Fulica americana
- American Coots are chunky chicken-like birds with dark to black bodies, red eyes, white bills with a dark ring, and long greenish yellow legs with long toes.
- In some areas coots are year round residents and in other areas they are migratory. American Coots can be found throughout North America, Mexico and the Caribbean.
- American Coots prefer habitats which include ponds, lakes and marshes. During the winter they can also be found in coastal inlets and bays.
- The diet of American Coots includes aquatic and terrestrial vegetation, aquatic invertebrates, snails, worms and amphibians.
- American Coots lay 2 to 12 eggs which hatch in 21 to 25 days. Both sexes incubate and they are monogamous.
- Nicknames for American Coots include “Marsh Hen” and “Mud Hen”.
- A group of coots can be called a “commotion”, “shoal”, “swarm” and “fleet” of coots.
- American Coots can live up to 22 years.
I hope you enjoy viewing my American Coot photos.
American Coot being pursued
Title: American Coot being pursued
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 12/12/2016
Scooting American Coot
Title: Scooting American Coot
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 12/12/2016
American Coot scooting across a pond with food in its bill
Title: American Coot scooting across a pond with food in its bill
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 12/12/2016
American Coot running across a pond
Title: American Coot running across a pond
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 12/12/2016
American Coot being chased for the food in its bill
Title: American Coot being chased for the food in its bill
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 12/12/2016
An American Coot running on water
Title: An American Coot running on water
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 11/12/2015
American Coot in flight with dark clouds in the background
Title: American Coot in flight with dark clouds in the background
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 10/20/2015
American Coot settling back onto the water
Title: American Coot settling back onto the water
Location: Bear River National Wildlife Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 10/10/2015
American Coot at the end of its wing flapping session
Title: American Coot at the end of its wing flapping session
Location: Bear River National Wildlife Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 10/10/2015
American Coot flapping its wings
Title: American Coot flapping its wings
Location: Bear River National Wildlife Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 10/10/2015
American Coot starting to flap its wings
Title: American Coot starting to flap its wings
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 10/10/2015
Juvenile American Coot nibbling on veggies
Title: Juvenile American Coot nibbling on veggies
Location: Bear River National Wildlife Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 7/19/2015
An American Coot standing on ice at Farmington Bay
Title: An American Coot standing on ice at Farmington Bay
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/2/2015
Utah Bigfoot Bird
Title: Utah Bigfoot Bird
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/2/2015
American Coot at Willow Pond
Title: American Coot at Willow Pond
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 2/23/2014
An American Coot on a cold February morning
Title: American Coot at Willow Pond
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 2/23/2014
An American Coot with more than it can chew
Title: An American Coot with more than it can chew
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/26/2014
American Coot with a large fish
Title: American Coot with a large fish
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/26/2014
Harlan’s Red-tailed Hawk juvenile with an American Coot
Title: Harlan’s Red-tailed Hawk juvenile with an American Coot
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, UT
Date: 1/22/2013