American Coot / Fulica americana LC
- Synonyms American or Caribbean Coot, American/Caribbean Coot
- Old latin name for bird Fulica hesterna
American Cootbird sounds *
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Where to see American Coot
- Breeding region Middle America, North America, South America
- Breeding subregion Alaska and Canada to Costa Rica, also n South America
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Aruba
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Curaçao
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Faroe Islands
- Greenland
- Grenada
- Guadeloupe
- Guatemala
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Jamaica
- Martinique
- Mexico
- Montserrat
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Peru
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Saint Barthélemy
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Martin (French part)
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- Spain
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- Venezuela
- Virgin Islands (British)
- Virgin Islands (U.S.)
American Coot subspecies (2)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fulica americana americana | se Alaska and Canada to Costa Rica and the West Indies | - | No |
| Fulica americana columbiana | Colombia and n Ecuador | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Amerikaanse bleshoender |
| Albanian | Bajza amerikane |
| Azerbaijani | Amerika qaşqaldağı |
| Basque | Kopetazuri amerikarra, Kopetazuri amerikar |
| Belarusian | Амерыканская лыска |
| Bengali | িঅমভচযকান জরকুক্কুট |
| Breton | Jualenn-Amerika |
| Bulgarian | Американска лиска |
| Catalan | fotja americana |
| Chinese | 美洲骨顶 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 美洲瓣蹼雞 |
| Cree | tshakek, sihkihp |
| Croatian | američka liska |
| Czech | lyska americká |
| Danish | Amerikansk Blishøne |
| Dutch | Amerikaanse Meerkoet, Amerikaanse Meerkoet/Caribische Koet |
| Esperanto | Amerika fuliko |
| Estonian | ameerika lauk |
| Faroese | Amerikonsk sjógvhøna, Amerikonsk sjogvhøna |
| Finnish | amerikannokikana |
| French | Foulque d'Amérique ou F. à cachet blanc, Foulque d’Amérique, Foulque d'Amérique |
| Frisian | Amerikaanske markol |
| Galician | Galo copo americano, Carquexa, Galo de auga americano |
| German | Amerikanisches Blässhuhn, Indianerblässhuhn |
| Greek | Αμερικανική Φαλαρίδα, Αμερικαvική φαλαρίδα |
| Hebrew | אגמית אמריקנית |
| Hungarian | gyűrűscsőrű szárcsa, Amerikai szárcsa, Gyűrűcsőrű szárcsa |
| Icelandic | Kolhæna |
| Irish | Cearc cheanann Mheiriceánach, Cearc Cheannann Mheiriceánach |
| Italian | Folaga americana |
| Japanese | アメリカオオバン/カリブオオバン, アメリカオオバン |
| Kazakh | Америка қасқалдағы |
| Latvian | Amerikas laucis |
| Lithuanian | amerikinis laukys |
| Macedonian | Американска лиска |
| Maltese | Tiġieġa ta'l-Amerika |
| Manx | Kiark ushtey Americaanagh |
| Northern Sami | Amerihkágiehpavuonccis |
| Norwegian | amerikasothøne |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Amerikasothøne |
| Polish | łyska amerykańska |
| Portuguese | galeirão-americano |
| Romanian | Lişiţă americană |
| Russian | Американская лысуха |
| Serbian | Američka liska |
| Slovak | lyska popolavá |
| Slovenian | ameriška liska |
| Spanish | Gallareta Americana, Focha americana |
| Swedish | amerikansk sothöna |
| Turkish | Amerika Mekesi |
| Ukrainian | лиска американська |
| Uzbek | Америка қашқалдоғи |
| Welsh | Cwtiar America |