White-winged Coot
Fulica leucopteraVieillot, LJP, 1817
English (US) White-winged Coot
The White-winged Coot (Fulica leucoptera) 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: far southeastern Brazil to eastern Bolivia and southward to Tierra del FuegoRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Fulica leucoptera
- Order
- Gruiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-winged Coot
- Described by
- Vieillot, LJP, 1817
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Vieillot, LJP, 1817
- Type locality
- Paraguay.
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 12 p.48
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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