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Scientific Name
Fulica americana
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Fulica americana J. F. Gmelin, 1789
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
American Coot
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Gruiformes |
| Family | Rallidae |
| Genus | Fulica |
| Species | Fulica americana |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Occasional
Seasonality Tags
- Migratory
Park Rank Tags
- Park rare
Taxa Group Tags
- Bird
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
7
References
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Converted from non-NPSpecies format by I&M Office
Created Date
10/27/2005 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
psuper@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
4/29/2022 1:25:43 PM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Stupka (1963) cites several records from within the park as recently as the 1960s; most recent record in Park Observations is from November 1987; common winter resident in area lakes. ATBI Sensitivity = Public Species Notes: Rare Migrant, Winter Resident, Summer Resident; Includes Andean F. ARDESIACA, which sometimes has been treated as a separate species. Possibly conspecific with F. CARIBAEA (AOU 1983, Banks 1995). Hawaiian population was regarded as a distinct species (F. ALAI) by Pratt et al. (1987). STATUS: Native, Migratory, Occasional, Present in Park;; ; General Notes: Stupka (1963) cites several records from within the park as recently as the 1960s; most recent record in Park Observations is from November 1987; common winter resident in area lakes.
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