Coot - Fulica atra
Length: 36 – 38 cm
Wingspan: 70 – 80 cm
Weight: 600 – 1,000 g
Coots have a black body overall, although it can appear...
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Length: 36 – 38 cm
Wingspan: 70 – 80 cm
Weight: 600 – 1,000 g
Coots have a black body overall, although it can appear dark grey in certain lights. The secondary flight feathers have white tips and the underwing is pale grey.
The head is black with a conspicuous white shield on the top of the face. The bill is pale pink, the eyes are deep red, and the legs are yellowy-green, and the lobed feet are grey. Males and females are similar, but in breeding plumage the male has a wider shield than the female.
Juvenile coots are duller and paler than the adults and have a dark brown body with a pale foreneck and upper breast.
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Wingspan: 70 – 80 cm
Weight: 600 – 1,000 g
Coots have a black body overall, although it can appear dark grey in certain lights. The secondary flight feathers have white tips and the underwing is pale grey.
The head is black with a conspicuous white shield on the top of the face. The bill is pale pink, the eyes are deep red, and the legs are yellowy-green, and the lobed feet are grey. Males and females are similar, but in breeding plumage the male has a wider shield than the female.
Juvenile coots are duller and paler than the adults and have a dark brown body with a pale foreneck and upper breast.
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Aperture f/6.3 ISO 200 Shutter 1/160 Focal Length 1160/10 
Corby, Nottinghamshire, GB
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