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White-winged Coot
Fulica leucoptera Vieillot, 1817
Rallidae — Rails, Crakes & Coots
White-winged Coot, Fulica leucoptera, is a bird of southern South America, with its breeding range in the Southern Cone. It belongs to the rails, crakes and coots, and was described by Vieillot in 1817. It is a monotypic species. Its range covers much of Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay and far south-eastern Brazil, with additional populations in Bolivia and the Falkland Islands. It uses freshwater lagoons, ponds, marshes and river backwaters, and may also occur near the coast in salt water.
- Order
- Gruiformes
- Family
- Rallidae — Rails, Crakes & Coots
- Breeding range
- South America: sc, Southern Cone
