Red-fronted Coot
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| Red-fronted Coot | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Fulica |
| Species: | F. rufifrons |
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| Fulica rufifrons Philppi & Landbeck, 1861 |
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The Red-fronted Coot (Fulica rufifrons) is a species of bird in the Rallidae family. At 36–43 cm (14–17 in), it is a mid-sized species of coot. It is found in Argentina, southern Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, southern Peru and Uruguay. There are also records from Bolivia and the Falkland Islands. Its natural habitat is swamps and well-vegetated lakes and ponds.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International 2004. Fulica rufifrons. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
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