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American Coot - (Fulica americana) 

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Identification

  • Medium duck-like bird
  • Dark grey to black with white bill
  • Yellowish legs, large scalloped toes
  • 16" (40 cm.)

Habitat

  • Shallow marsh and ponds

Additional Information

  • Abundant migrant and common
         summer resident
  • More commonly found nesting in south
         east Wisconsin
  • Vocalizes readily

American Coot standing on log in wetland

Amercian Coot standing on Ice; notice scallop toes

Amercian Coot standing among the marsh plants 

 

The Kickapoo Reserve Management Board acknowledges that the state and federal lands that comprise the Reserve fall within the ancestral homelands of First Nations people including the Hooçak Nation. We recognize the sovereignty of the Hooçak and other First Nations and will work towards a shared future by continuing to create collaborative opportunities to protect and preserve these lands.

Kickapoo Valley Reserve | S3661 State Highway 131 | La Farge, Wisconsin 54639 
Phone: 608-625-2960 | FAX: 608-625-2962
kickapoo.reserve@krm.state.wi.us

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