Article Nº 2244 Bird Vol. II · p. 624

Coot (Fulica atra)

Original title: Mancão (Fulica atra)

Bird

The coot (Fulica atra), a migratory bird of the rail family that occasionally appears in Madeira.

A bird of passage of the rail family (Rallidae) that occasionally appears in Madeira. In Portugal it is known by the names galeirão, franga real, nagera negra and galo.

Places mentioned

Portugal

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