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Eurasian Coot

Eurasian Coot - Chick

Photographer

» Ruben Barone Tosco

Location

» Tejina (La Laguna), Tenerife

Country image taken

» Canary Islands

Date

» May, 2013

Equipment

» Pentax K-m with zoom Tamron 70-300 mm

Bird Species

»Fulica atra - Eurasian Coot

Bird Species (French)

»Foulque macroule

Bird Family

»Rallidae - Rails, Crakes & Coots

Bird Group

»Gruiformes Bustard, Crake, Crane, Flufftail

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» This species has spread in the Canary Islands in recent decades, with breeding populations on Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Tenerife and La Gomera, and it is a regular wintering bird on La Palma and many of the islands of the archipelago.

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