Talk:American coot

American coot was a Natural sciences good articles nominee, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There may be suggestions below for improving the article. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.

Article milestones
Date	Process	Result
January 13, 2013	Good article nominee	Not listed
July 11, 2013	Good article nominee	Not listed

Current status: Former good article nominee

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Range Map

The range map for fulica americana shows Hawaii as a winter habitat. Is this correct? I thought fulica alai was a separate species. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2605:E000:1201:858E:B981:EE58:F30B:5BEC (talk) 19:33, 2 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Subspecies

The article states there are 3 subspecies listing alai, caribaea and ardesiaca. This omits the nominate, Fulica americana americana. I have inserted the words, «in addition to the nominate» to correct this. In any case, the source is del Hoyo et al, 1996. Since then, according to the eBird/Clements checklists 2018, F.a.caribaea has been merged with F.a.americana, while ssp alai and ardesiaca are new recognised as species. The article needs revision. Ptilinopus (talk) 22:00, 19 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia Ambassador Program course assignment

This article was the subject of an educational assignment at Washington University supported by the Wikipedia Ambassador Program during the 2012 Fall term. Further details are available on the course page.

The above message was substituted from {{WAP assignment}} by PrimeBOT (talk) on 16:50, 2 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki Education assignment: California Natural History

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 23 August 2023 and 1 December 2023. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Yhhky (article contribs).

— Assignment last updated by Yhhky (talk) 03:10, 10 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Description

The article lacks detail in regard to the bird's frontal shield. I will be adding this subsection to the Description section. Feel free to edit it. Yhhky (talk) 00:41, 24 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]