Know About Common Coots | Eurasian Coot Video| Australian Coot
Channel: WildTalk
Date: 28/11/2022

Things you need to know about COOTS:
Description:
The Eurasian coot is also known as the common coot or Australian coot.
The Eurasian coot is a member of the rail and crake bird family.
Mostly Eurasian Coot is found in the water land of Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and some parts of North Africa.

Identification:
Mostly they have slaty-black bodies, glossy black heads, and a white beak with a white frontal shield.  
Male and female both are looking like almost the same.

The Eurasian coot is 36 to 38 centimeters in length with a wing span of 70 to 80 Centimeters. 
Most coot males approx weigh around 890 grams,  and females are 750 grams.

Food:
The coot is an omnivore and will take a variety of small live prey including the eggs of other water birds, as well as algae, vegetation, seeds, and fruit.

Distribution and habitat:
The Coot breeds across much on freshwater lakes and ponds.
They are very aggressive species and strongly territorial during the breeding season. Both parents are involved in territorial defense. 

Breeding and Nesting: 
These coot species usually breed from February to September in Europe. In the Indian subcontinent, they breed from May to September. 

Mostly they constructed their nest with a lining of finer materials, like the plant stems and leaves. Mostly they build the bulky structures of the nest, which are floatable. But sometimes they build their nest in shallow water.

Males collect most of the material which is incorporated by the female.
Usually, they laying of six to ten smooth and slightly glossy buff-colored eggs. After incubating for up to 21 - 24 days, chicks break out of the eggs.  

The chicks are covered with a black down. On the body, the down has yellow hair-like tips. On the sides of the head, nape, and throat the hair-like tips are longer and orange-red. Between the eyes and on the lores, the tips are red. 
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