Hawaiian Coot
Fulica alaiPeale, TR, 1849
English (US) Hawaiian Coot
The Hawaiian Coot (Fulica alai) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots) in the order Gruiformes.
Range: Hawaiian Islands, breeding very locally on Ni‘ihau, Kaua‘i, O‘ahu, Moloka‘i, Maui, and Hawai‘i; visits Läna‘i and the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands westward to Kure AtollRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Fulica alai
- Order
- Gruiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Hawaiian Coot
- Described by
- Peale, TR, 1849
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Peale, TR, 1849
- Type locality
- Hawaiian Islands.
- Original description
- Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 under the command of Charles Wilkes, U. S. N. Vol. VIII: Mammalia and ornithology. 1st ed. 8 p.224
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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