Slate-colored coot (Fulica ardesiaca)

Wikipedia: Slate-colored coot Source: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Andean_Coot_RWD2.jpg

Observations

🔍 No documented observation

Description

Classification: Genus Coots (Fulica); Family Rails (Rallidae)
General: The Andean coot (Fulica ardesiaca), also known as the slate-coloured coot, is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is found in the Andes from far southwestern Colombia to northwestern Argentina. Its natural habitats are swamps and freshwater lakes. Fossils tentatively assigned to this species are known from the Laguna de Tagua Tagua formation of Chile.^[2] [more]