Coot Facts: NOT a DUCK | Animal Fact Files

There are currently 10 living coot species and though they're often confused with ducks, these waterfowl are not ducks! Coots are more closely related to cranes than ducks! Learn more coot facts on today's episode of Animal Fact Files!
Scientific Name: Genus - Fulica
Range: all continents except Antarctica
Habitat: rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, marshes, coastlines, etc.
Size: average about 1 pound (0.5kg) in weight; 2 foot (61cm) wingspan
Diet: fish, tadpoles, clams, aquatic vegetation, and more
Threats: Osprey, eagles, skunks, foxes, turtles, and more
Lifespan: 5-10 years on average
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What is a Coot? 0:00
Coot APPEARANCE 0:14
Coot RANGE and HABITAT 0:46
Coot SIZE 1:09
Coot DIET 1:21
Coot CALLS 1:39
Coot LIFE CYCLE 2:04
Coot FLOCK 2:49
Coot THREATS 3:01
Thanks / Outro 3:16
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www.britannica.com/animal/coot
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Пікірлер: 37

  • @AnimalFactFiles
    @AnimalFactFiles2 жыл бұрын

    When visiting California this year, we saw some coots at a nature preserve! Have you ever seen coots in the wild? ✨ Animal Fact Files Patreon Supporters get early access to videos, their requests made first, exclusive content, and more! ✨ 👉 www.patreon.com/animalfactfiles

  • @carrier2823
    @carrier28232 жыл бұрын

    Thats pretty coot

  • @rayli689
    @rayli6892 жыл бұрын

    Mermaidman: STOP SHOUTING I'M NAPPING!!! Barnacleboy: IT'S NOT ME YOU OL COOT!!!

  • @veronicaweb8083

    @veronicaweb8083

    Жыл бұрын

    As someone who loves both birds and spongebob this is funny and I always laugh when they say "old coot" on spongebob

  • @marvalice3455
    @marvalice3455 Жыл бұрын

    And here I thought coots were native to nursing homes and bingo halls...

  • @erstwhilegrubstake
    @erstwhilegrubstake2 жыл бұрын

    Remember folks coots ≠ ducks.

  • @TROLL_FACE_00
    @TROLL_FACE_002 жыл бұрын

    Finally some Rail Bird.

  • @nct948
    @nct9482 жыл бұрын

    not very well known bird, though quite common. Interesting facts, thanks.

  • @penny_the_wiser413
    @penny_the_wiser4132 жыл бұрын

    Have you done an Osprey video. There's a nest nearby but I don't know a lot about them.

  • @AnimalFactFiles

    @AnimalFactFiles

    2 жыл бұрын

    We have! Here's the link: kzread.info/dash/bejne/qqeq2riqmLLUmJs.html

  • @penny_the_wiser413

    @penny_the_wiser413

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@AnimalFactFiles thanks

  • @jadenl629
    @jadenl6297 ай бұрын

    i keep on seeing these guys at the park and i always thought they were ducks, awesome vid, thx for sharing!🥰

  • @toyfan2812
    @toyfan28122 жыл бұрын

    Didn't know they even existed

  • @eunaekim9216

    @eunaekim9216

    2 жыл бұрын

    I knew the word, but I didn't know what it meant!

  • @baddass7719

    @baddass7719

    Жыл бұрын

    same just found a baby in my back yard idk wht to do with it 😂

  • @dmhq-administration
    @dmhq-administration2 жыл бұрын

    They sound like mini Canada Geese. LOLZ 🤔😂😁👍🏻🥰🤗🇨🇦💖

  • @eunaekim9216
    @eunaekim92162 жыл бұрын

    They may look something like ducks, but they aren't a bunch of quacks!

  • @thegoose0m1

    @thegoose0m1

    Жыл бұрын

    If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, quacks like a duck then it is......a coot!(?)

  • @eunaekim9216

    @eunaekim9216

    7 ай бұрын

    ​@@thegoose0m1That's a coot joke - lol!

  • @pasanlochana5363
    @pasanlochana53632 жыл бұрын

    nice. please do about chaffinches.

  • @scrug3708
    @scrug37082 жыл бұрын

    I've always loved birds with frontal shields. It looks like they've got a broken helmet that only covers the front of their head.

  • @GuillermoPaulman
    @GuillermoPaulmanАй бұрын

    1:31 this is not a coot, it's a swamp chicken.

  • @Mirz-ei6tg
    @Mirz-ei6tg Жыл бұрын

    Theres one Aircraft that had this name Ilyushin IL-18 "Coot"

  • @veronicaweb8083
    @veronicaweb8083 Жыл бұрын

    They are members of the rail crake family Rallidae. Like one of my favourite birds the Dusky Moorhen and also Australasian Swamphen also known as Pukeko. Once I overheard some random person call a dusky moorhen a weird duck and I was like omg noooo thats a moorhen not a duck lol

  • @lazeppelini123
    @lazeppelini1232 жыл бұрын

    They shake their bully babies! Love those birds 🐥🦆 ↔️↔️↔️ 😵 🐤🌫️ 😆😆😆

  • @Kouzanidis
    @Kouzanidis2 жыл бұрын

    but do they taste like ducks?

  • @kiwi_sodas
    @kiwi_sodas2 жыл бұрын

    I love coots :)

  • @comradeweismann6947
    @comradeweismann6947 Жыл бұрын

    Comments for the algorithm

  • @CosmicRabbitCarma
    @CosmicRabbitCarma Жыл бұрын

    Do coots wear coats?

  • @eunaekim9216

    @eunaekim9216

    Жыл бұрын

    Can a 🐁use a 🖱️? Can a duck get stuck in a truck? Do pigs write with a pig pen?

  • @CosmicRabbitCarma

    @CosmicRabbitCarma

    Жыл бұрын

    @@eunaekim9216 yes, yes, and yes.

  • @ScottPlad
    @ScottPlad2 жыл бұрын

    Hey Could you make a video On a British animal Like a Badger Im brutish by the way.

  • @cutecoots
    @cutecoots9 ай бұрын

    Coot =)

  • @TyinAlaska
    @TyinAlaska2 жыл бұрын

    Very tasty

  • @indyreno2933
    @indyreno29332 жыл бұрын

    Actually, coots are not waterfowl, waterfowl are birds that belong to the order Anseriformes, coots belong to the order Gruiformes.

  • @nct948

    @nct948

    2 жыл бұрын

    I think the term is used in a broader sense in the USA.

  • @indyreno2933

    @indyreno2933

    2 жыл бұрын

    Actually, the word "waterfowl" refers exclusively to the order Anseriformes, just like the word "gamebird" refers only to the order Galliformes, interestingly gamebirds (order Galliformes) and waterfowl (order Anseriformes) are both called fowl, which are birds of the clade Galloanserae.