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.
Title: American Coot being pursued
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 12/12/2016
Title: Scooting American Coot
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 12/12/2016
Title: American Coot scooting across a pond with food in its bill
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 12/12/2016
Title: American Coot running across a pond
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 12/12/2016
Title: American Coot being chased for the food in its bill
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 12/12/2016
Title: An American Coot running on water
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 11/12/2015
Title: American Coot in flight with dark clouds in the background
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 10/20/2015
Title: American Coot settling back onto the water
Location: Bear River National Wildlife Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 10/10/2015
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
Title: American Coot flapping its wings
Location: Bear River National Wildlife Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 10/10/2015
Title: American Coot starting to flap its wings
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 10/10/2015
Title: Juvenile American Coot nibbling on veggies
Location: Bear River National Wildlife Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 7/19/2015
Title: An American Coot standing on ice at Farmington Bay
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/2/2015
Title: Utah Bigfoot Bird
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/2/2015
Title: American Coot at Willow Pond
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 2/23/2014
Title: American Coot at Willow Pond
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 2/23/2014
Title: An American Coot with more than it can chew
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/26/2014
Title: American Coot with a large fish
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/26/2014
Title: Harlan’s Red-tailed Hawk juvenile with an American Coot
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/22/2013
Title: American Coot’s large lobed feet
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/4/2013
Title: American Coot coming on to the ice from the water
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/4/2013
Title: An American American Coot walking on snow-covered ice
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/4/2013
Title: American Coot walking in snow
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/4/2013
Title: Solitary Coot in the morning mist of the Lower Lake
Location: Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 6/11/2012
Title: American Coot chick in Salt Lake County
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 8/26/2010
Title: Nesting American Coot at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge
Location: Bear River National Wildlife Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 5/30/2010
Title: American Coot Scratching
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 4/13/2010