Fulica atra Linnaeus, 1758
(Coot, Common Coot)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesFulica atra (Coot, Common Coot)
GenusFulica (a genus of birds)
FamilyRALLIDAE (rails)
OrderGRUIFORMES (bustards, cranes and rails)
ClassAVES (birds)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Fulica atra (Coot, Common Coot) :
1: Fulica atra (Coot, Common Coot)
5 Apr 2015 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Image 1: Adult - divingImage 2: Adult - just surfacedImage 3: Adult - surfacingImage 4: Adult - surfacing (2)
2: Fulica atra (Coot, Common Coot)
31 Oct 2014 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Image 1: Adult - front three-quarter viewImage 2: Adult - front three-quarter view (2)Image 3: Adult - front three-quarter view (3)Image 4: Adult - on waterImage 5: Adult - on water - antero-dorsal viewImage 6: Adult - on water - front three-quarter viewImage 7: Adult - on water - front three-quarter view (2)Image 8: Adult - on water - front three-quarter view (3)Image 9: Adult - on water - front three-quarter view (4)Image 10: Adult - on water - lateral viewImage 11: Adult - on water - lateral view (2)Image 12: Adult - on water - rear three-quarter viewImage 13: Adult - rear three-quarter viewImage 14: Adult - wings raised - anterior view
3: Fulica atra (Coot, Common Coot)
27 Mar 2014 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Image 1: Carrying nesting material - lateral viewImage 2: Carrying nesting material - lateral view (2)Image 3: Swimming - dorsal-anterior viewImage 4: Swimming - front three-quarter view
4: Fulica atra (Coot, Common Coot)
25 Mar 2011 OSGR: SY68 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Image 1: On landImage 2: Pecking groundImage 3: Swimming and scratchingImage 4: Walking on landImage 5: Walking to water
5: Fulica atra (Coot, Common Coot)
25 Mar 2011 OSGR: SY68 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Swimming
Image 1: Swimming
6: Fulica atra (Coot, Common Coot)
25 Mar 2011 OSGR: SY68 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
on water
Image 1: On water - top view
7: Fulica atra (Coot, Common Coot)
5 Feb 2010 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Image 1: On land, running for the water!Image 2: On land - side viewImage 3: PairImage 4: Pair (2)Image 5: SwimmingImage 6: Swimming (2)Image 7: Swimming (3)Image 8: Swimming (4)Image 9: Swimming (5)Image 10: Swimming (6)Image 11: Swimming (7)
8: Fulica atra (Coot, Common Coot)
24 Jan 2010 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Image 1: On water - rear viewImage 2: On water - side view

Fulica atra (Coot, Common Coot) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Fulica atra (Coot, Common Coot)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 8 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Fulica atra (Coot, Common Coot)
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