Eurasian Coot / Common Coot

Order - Gruiformes
Family - Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots)

Eurasian Coot / Common Coot

Fulica atra

白骨顶 (bái gǔ-dǐng) / 骨顶鸡 (gǔ-dǐng jī)

    Malay : Panglin-Hitam Biasa

    Japanese : オオバン (ō ban)

    Kanji 日語漢字 : 大鷭

    Extent of Occurrence (resident/breeding) : 152,000,000km²
    Extent of Occurrence (resident/breeding) : 174,000,000km²
    Migratory Status : Full Migrant
    Breeding Endemic : No

    Size : 36–39 cm; Nominate male 610–1200 (902) g, female 610–1150 (770) g;
              Race australis male 481–660 (568) g, female 476–609 (552) g, Unsexed 305–725 (511) g;
              Wingspan 70–80 cm in nominate, 56–64 cm in australis. 

    Subspecies (4) and Distribution

• Fulica atra atra (Linnaeus, C 1758)
  – Europe, northern Africa, Azores, and Canaries east through central Asia to Japan and south to Indian Subcontinent, including Sri Lanka; winters south to western and northeastern Africa, southeastern Asia, and Philippines.
• Fulica atra lugubris (Müller, S 1847)
  – Java (formerly?) and northwestern New Guinea.
• Fulica atra novaeguineae (Rand, AL 1940)
  – Central New Guinea.
• Fulica atra australis (Gould, J 1845)
  – Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand. Presumably this subspecies recorded regularly in Flores and Timor-Leste (at least one breeding record on latter).

Distribution Map

Fulica atra ssp. atra
Date : 10 December 2022

Location : Batu Gajah, Daerah Kinta, Perak