American coot (Fulica americana)
| Species/Soort | Family/Familie | Order/Orde | Class/Klasse | Phylum/Stam | Kingdom/Rijk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American coot | Rails, crakes and coots | Cranes, rails, and relatives | Birds | Chordate | Animals |
| Amerikaanse meerkoet | Rallen, porseleinhoentjes, waterhoentjes en koeten | Kraanvogelachtigen | Vogels | Gewervelden | Dieren |
| Fulica americana | Rallidae | Gruiformes | Aves | Chordata | Animalia |
2014:02:08 21:51:35
NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/500 sec at F5.6, ISO 160, distance 7.08 m
It seems like a normal Meertkoetje, but it is the American version. A slightly longer neck, other lump, but otherwise a very similar bird.
Sweetpark Wetlands Park (Tucson, Arizona, United States)
2023:03:25 21:11:27
OM-1 with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 500, distance 9.44 m
Floyd Lamb Park, Las Vegas (Las Vegas, Nevada, USA)
2014:12:06 21:33:07
NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/1600 sec at F3.2, ISO 250, distance 10.00 m
2019:03:17 08:34:03
NIKON D500 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/800 sec at F8.0, ISO 250, distance 19.95 m
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