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Eurasian Coot

Eurasian Coot - Adult

Photographer

» Ruben Barone Tosco

Location

» Tejina (La Laguna), Tenerife

Country image taken

» Canary Islands

Date

» December, 2014

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

» The bird in the image was very tame. This species regularly breeds in four islands of the archipelago (Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Tenerife and La Gomera), where it is spreading to new areas.

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