Andean coot

Andean coot; Temporal range: Late Pleistocene–present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
	at Otavalo, Ecuador
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Gruiformes
Family:	Rallidae
Genus:	Fulica
Species:	F. ardesiaca
Binomial name
	Fulica ardesiaca; Tschudi, 1843

The Andean coot (Fulica ardesiaca), also known as the slate-coloured coot, is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It is found in the Andes from far southwestern Colombia to northwestern Argentina. Its natural habitats are swamps and freshwater lakes. Fossils tentatively assigned to this species are known from the of Chile.^[2]

Description[]

The bill and shield color are variable. The most common combination is a chestnut shield and yellow bill with a black spot on it. Other combinations are yellow shield / white bill and white shield / white bill.

Physiology[]

The Andean coot is found in both North and South America.^[3] As they are found at a wide range of different altitudes, the populations that live at high altitudes have adapted physiologically to a low-oxygen environment. For example, Andean coots living at altitude have more capillaries per square millimeter of muscle compared to Andean coots living at sea level.

Gallery[]

Illustration by Joseph Smit, 1869

References[]

^ BirdLife International (2016). "Fulica ardesiaca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22692932A93374813. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22692932A93374813.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
^ Alarcón-Muñoz, Jhonatan; Labarca, Rafael; Soto-Acuña, Sergio (2020-12-01). "The late Pleistocene-early Holocene rails (Gruiformes: Rallidae) of Laguna de Tagua Tagua Formation, central Chile, with the description of a new extinct giant coot". Journal of South American Earth Sciences. 104: 102839. doi:10.1016/j.jsames.2020.102839. ISSN 0895-9811.
^ León-Velarde, F.; Sanchez, J.; Bigard, A. X.; Brunet, A.; Lesty, C.; Monge-C, C. (February 1993). "High altitude tissue adaptation in Andean coots: capillarity, fibre area, fibre type and enzymatic activities of skeletal muscle". Journal of Comparative Physiology B. 163 (1): 52–58. doi:10.1007/BF00309665. ISSN 0174-1578. PMID 8459054. S2CID 24202102.

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[iucn_status_12_November_2021-1] BirdLife International (2016). "Fulica ardesiaca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22692932A93374813. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22692932A93374813.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

[2] Alarcón-Muñoz, Jhonatan; Labarca, Rafael; Soto-Acuña, Sergio (2020-12-01). "The late Pleistocene-early Holocene rails (Gruiformes: Rallidae) of Laguna de Tagua Tagua Formation, central Chile, with the description of a new extinct giant coot". Journal of South American Earth Sciences. 104: 102839. doi:10.1016/j.jsames.2020.102839. ISSN 0895-9811.

[León-Velarde-3] León-Velarde, F.; Sanchez, J.; Bigard, A. X.; Brunet, A.; Lesty, C.; Monge-C, C. (February 1993). "High altitude tissue adaptation in Andean coots: capillarity, fibre area, fibre type and enzymatic activities of skeletal muscle". Journal of Comparative Physiology B. 163 (1): 52–58. doi:10.1007/BF00309665. ISSN 0174-1578. PMID 8459054. S2CID 24202102.

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Andean coot Temporal range: Late Pleistocene–present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓

at Otavalo, Ecuador
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Gruiformes
Family:	Rallidae
Genus:	Fulica
Species:	F. ardesiaca
Binomial name
*Fulica ardesiaca* Tschudi, 1843