White-winged Coot

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White-winged Coot
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Rallidae
Genus: Fulica
Species: F. leucoptera
Binomial name
Fulica leucoptera
Vieillot, 1817

The White-winged Coot (Fulica leucoptera) is a species of bird in the Rallidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Falkland Islands, Paraguay, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are swamps and freshwater lakes.

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