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[[Image:Hawaiian_Coot.jpg|thumb|550px|right|White shielded morph<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|zerb21|zerb21}}<br />Kanaha Pond, Maui, [[Hawaii]], [[USA]], 21 December 2006]]
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;[[: Category:Fulica|Fulica ]] alai
 
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==Identification==
==Identificaton==
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[[Image:HawaiianCootIMG 6830.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Red shielded morph<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|jmorlan|Joseph Morlan}}<br />Hokuala Golf Course (formerly Kauai Lagoons Golf Course), [[Kauai]] County, [[Hawaii]], [[USA]], 9 January 2020]]
Dark grey, white bill and patch on top of head, white undertail feathers. Sexes similar.
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39 cm (15¼ in)
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*Dark grey
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*White bill and usually frontal shield
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*White undertail feathers
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*Pale bluish-grey legs
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Sexes similar. This species is [[Dictionary_P-S#P|polymorphic]] with a small percentage having a red rather than white frontal shield.
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====Similar Species====
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[[American Coot]] is larger and usually has a dark reddish callous at the top of the frontal shield.  [[Eurasian Coot]] is also larger with a dark wedge of feathering extending laterally separating the frontal shield from the bill.  Eurasian Coot also has dark undertail coverts.
  
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
[[Hawaii]]
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Most [[Hawaiian Islands]]
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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*This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
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*Formerly lumped within [[American Coot]], ''F. americana''.
  
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
Fresh and brackish-water marshes and ponds.
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Fresh and salt water marshes, estuaries and ponds.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
It builds a floating nest and 4-10 eggs are laid.
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[[Image:612 03753fg Immature Hawaiian Coot or Alae Keokeo-1-1.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Immature<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|bobsofpa|bobsofpa}}<br />Kanaha Pond Wildlife Sanctuary, [[Hawaii]], [[USA]], 21 January 2012]]
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====Flight====
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They rarely fly, but are capable of sustained flight close to the water.
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====Breeding====
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[[Dictionary_M-O#M|Monogamous]]. They construct a floating nest in emergent vegetation; the clutch consists of 4-10 eggs.
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====Diet====
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Their mainly vegetarian diet consists of seeds and leaves of aquatic plants. The also eat insects, tadpoles, and small fish.
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====Vocalisation====
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Chicken-like “keck-keck” calls and other clucks and croaks similar to calls of [[American Coot]].
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====Movements====
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Poorly known.  Mostly resident but occasionally moves between islands.
  
Diet includes seeds and leaves of aquatic plants, insects, tadpoles, and small fish.
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}#[https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp0/profile/speciesProfile?sId=7233 US Fish & Wildlife Services]
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#Taylor, B. & Sharpe, C.J. (2020). Hawaiian Coot (''Fulica alai''). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/53696 on 28 January 2020).
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#Pratt, H. D. and I. L. Brisbin Jr. (2002). Hawaiian Coot (Fulica alai), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (A. F. Poole and F. B. Gill, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.697b
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#Pratt, H.D., Bruner, P., and Berrett, D.G. (1987) A Field Guide to the Birds of Hawaii and the Tropical Pacific. Princeton University Press.
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#Pyle, R.L., and P. Pyle. 2017. The Birds of the Hawaiian Islands: Occurrence, History, Distribution, and Status. B.P. Bishop Museum, Honolulu, HI, U.S.A. Version 2 (1 January 2017) http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/birds/rlp-monograph/
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{{ref}}
  
They rarely fly, but are capable of sustained flight close to the water.
 
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
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{{GSearch|Fulica+alai}}
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]]
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[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Fulica]]

Latest revision as of 09:53, 30 January 2020

White shielded morph
Photo © by zerb21
Kanaha Pond, Maui, Hawaii, USA, 21 December 2006
Fulica alai

Identification

Red shielded morph
Photo © by Joseph Morlan
Hokuala Golf Course (formerly Kauai Lagoons Golf Course), Kauai County, Hawaii, USA, 9 January 2020

39 cm (15¼ in)

  • Dark grey
  • White bill and usually frontal shield
  • White undertail feathers
  • Pale bluish-grey legs

Sexes similar. This species is polymorphic with a small percentage having a red rather than white frontal shield.

Similar Species

American Coot is larger and usually has a dark reddish callous at the top of the frontal shield. Eurasian Coot is also larger with a dark wedge of feathering extending laterally separating the frontal shield from the bill. Eurasian Coot also has dark undertail coverts.

Distribution

Most Hawaiian Islands

Taxonomy

Habitat

Fresh and salt water marshes, estuaries and ponds.

Behaviour

Immature
Photo © by bobsofpa
Kanaha Pond Wildlife Sanctuary, Hawaii, USA, 21 January 2012

Flight

They rarely fly, but are capable of sustained flight close to the water.

Breeding

Monogamous. They construct a floating nest in emergent vegetation; the clutch consists of 4-10 eggs.

Diet

Their mainly vegetarian diet consists of seeds and leaves of aquatic plants. The also eat insects, tadpoles, and small fish.

Vocalisation

Chicken-like “keck-keck” calls and other clucks and croaks similar to calls of American Coot.

Movements

Poorly known. Mostly resident but occasionally moves between islands.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. US Fish & Wildlife Services
  3. Taylor, B. & Sharpe, C.J. (2020). Hawaiian Coot (Fulica alai). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/53696 on 28 January 2020).
  4. Pratt, H. D. and I. L. Brisbin Jr. (2002). Hawaiian Coot (Fulica alai), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (A. F. Poole and F. B. Gill, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.697b
  5. Pratt, H.D., Bruner, P., and Berrett, D.G. (1987) A Field Guide to the Birds of Hawaii and the Tropical Pacific. Princeton University Press.
  6. Pyle, R.L., and P. Pyle. 2017. The Birds of the Hawaiian Islands: Occurrence, History, Distribution, and Status. B.P. Bishop Museum, Honolulu, HI, U.S.A. Version 2 (1 January 2017) http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/birds/rlp-monograph/

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