Slate-colored Coot
Fulica ardesiaca
(L 15.25-17")
Found at high elevations (2200-3900
m)...as well as sea level ...closely
related to American Coot.
m)...as well as sea level ...closely
related to American Coot.
Lake Mika
Antisana Ecological Reserve
12Jan2011
Fulica means
waterfowl.
waterfowl.
Oh Coot! oh bold, adventurous Coot,
I pray thee tell to me,
The perils of that stormy lime
That bore thee to the sea!
(Mary Howitt)
(Mary Howitt)
© Israel
Aragon
Aragon
xeno-canto