Los Angeles Bioblitz Challenge
American Coot (Fulica americana)
34 observations

- Observer
- andrewl
- Date
- 8/7/2021
- Quality grade
- research
- License
- CC-BY-NC
Description
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Native Status
American Coot (Fulica americana) is native / not native to Los Angeles, California, USA.Habitat
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Taxon Range
Note: Range maps are only available for some species.
Taxonomy
- kingdom: Animals (Animalia) 9953 observations
- phylum: Chordates (Chordata) 4359 observations
- class: Birds (Aves) 3238 observations
- order: Cranes, Rails, And Allies (Gruiformes) 34 observations
- family: Rails, Gallinules, And Coots (Rallidae) 34 observations
- genus: Coots (Fulica) 34 observations
- species: American Coot (Fulica americana) 34 observations
Species Interactions
Species interaction data comes from GloBI. The species with links are species that have observations.
Eats
- California Bulrush (Schoenoplectus californicus)
- Slender Springtails (Entomobryidae)
- Butterflies And Moths (Lepidoptera)
- European Carp (Cyprinus carpio)
- (Chironomus)
- Large Crane Flies (Tipulidae)
- Bladder Snails (Physidae)
- Bur Marigolds (Bidens)
Preys on
- (Macroalgae)
- (Physa)
- (Belostoma)
- (Zooplankton)
- (Tropisternus)
- Plants (Plantae)
- Western Toad (Anaxyrus boreas)
- Water Striders (Gerridae)
- (Hyalella)
- Speckled Duns (Callibaetis)
- Common Green Darner (Anax junius)
- California Newt (Taricha torosa)
- Alkali Heath (Frankenia salina)
- Marsh Jaumea (Jaumea carnosa)
- Saltgrass (Distichlis spicata)
- Common Sunfishes (Lepomis)
Eaten by
- (Amidostomum)
Preyed upon by
- Black Saltmarsh Mosquito (Aedes taeniorhynchus)
- Western Encephalitis Mosquito (Culex tarsalis)
- Common Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
- Coyote (Canis latrans)
- Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
- Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
- Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
- Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
- North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis)
- Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius)