Giant Coot

Fulica gigantea - Foulque géante

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Gruiformes

  • Family
    :

    Rallidés

  • Genus
    :

    Fulica

  • Species
    :

    gigantea

Descriptor

Eydoux Souleyet, 1841

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 59 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : 2000 à 2500 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Foulque géante
adult
Foulque géante
adult

Giant Coot (Fulica gigantea) is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

  • Foulque géante,
  • Focha gigante,
  • carqueja-gigante,
  • Riesenblässhuhn,
  • óriásszárcsa,
  • Reuzenkoet,
  • Folaga gigante,
  • jättesothöna,
  • Kjempesothøne,
  • lyska veľká,
  • lyska velká,
  • Kæmpeblishøne,
  • punannokikana,
  • fotja gegant,
  • łyska wielka,
  • Гигантская лысуха,
  • オニオオバン,
  • 大骨顶,
  • 大瓣蹼雞,

Voice song and cries

Habitat

Foulque géante
adult

Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha)

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Other sources of interest

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