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Common Coot
Fulica atra
(F. a. atra)
| Armenian Name: | Սև փարփար |
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See Plate 22 for Common Coot and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Year-round resident |
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| Abundance: | Common |
| Length: | 36-38 cm, Wing Span:70-80 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 105. |
| Adult: | Black overall; white frontal shield and bill. |
| Juvenile: | Dark gray with paler face and foreneck; gray bill. |
| Similar Species: | Common Moorhen. |
| Behavior: | Highly aquatic; swims and dives well. Often seen on shore sunning and preening. Often seen in large flocks. |
| Habitat: | Lakes, marshes, slow-flowing rivers. |
| Food: | Aquatic vegetation, worms, insects. |
| Nest: | Platform of reeds in reedbeds. |
| Eggs: | 53 mm, 6-12, grayish, black spots. |
