Mascarene Coot

Fulica newtonii - Foulque des Mascareignes

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Gruiformes

  • Family
    :

    Rallidés

  • Genus
    :

    Fulica

  • Species
    :

    newtonii

Descriptor

Milne-Edwards, 1867

Biometrics
  • Size
    : cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : -
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Mascarene Coot (Fulica newtonii) is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

  • Foulque des Mascareignes,
  • Focha de las Mascareñas,
  • galeirão-das-mascarenhas,
  • Mauritiusblässhuhn,
  • maszkarén szárcsa,
  • Maskarenenkoet,
  • Folaga delle Mascarene,
  • maskarensothöna,
  • maskarenesothøne,
  • lyska maskarénska,
  • lyska mauricijská,
  • Mascarenerblishøne,
  • maskareeniennokikana,
  • fotja de Newton,
  • łyska maskareńska,
  • Маскаренская лысуха,
  • マスカリンオオバン,
  • 马岛白骨顶,
  • maskarensothöna,
  • 馬斯卡拉瓣蹼雞,

Habitat

Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Other sources of interest

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