Slate-colored Coot (Fulica ardesiaca)

Other Names (World)
Andean Coot, Slate-colored Coot, Slate-coloured Coot

Family
Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots)

Size
40 - 46 cm

First Described (Guide)
Tschudi, 1843

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (7)...)

Andean Coot (Fulica ardesiaca) [XC274930]
by Patricio Mena Valenzuela from Chimborazo: Laguna de Colta, Ecuador (call, calls)

Andean Coot (Fulica ardesiaca) [XC257468]
by Robert S. Ridgely from Chimborazo: Laguna de Colta, Ecuador (call, contact calls)

Subspecies
Forms superspecies with Hawaiian Coot (Fulica alai), Caribbean Coot (Fulica caribaea), American Coot (Fulica americana), Red-knobbed Coot (Fulica cristata), Common Coot (Fulica atra) and White-winged Coot (Fulica leucoptera).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

ardesiaca Tschudi, 1843 - Interior Peru, central and western Bolivia, northern Chile and north-western Argentina.
atrura Fjelds�, 1983 - Southern Colombia, Ecuador and coastal Peru.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Slate-colored Coot (Fulica ardesiaca) - 10 files

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