Giant Coot

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Giant Coot

Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Rallidae
Genus: Fulica
Species: F. gigantea
Binomial name
Fulica gigantea
Eydoux & Souleyet, 1841

The Giant Coot (Fulica gigantea) is a species of bird in the Rallidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.

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