is the coot bird a marsh bird ? or a duck?

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is the coot bird a marsh bird ? or a duck?

2006-11-23 05:42:01 · 2 answers · asked by Linda 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology

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Its a marsh bird, in the rail family rallidae, people often mistake it for a duck as it is able to swim like a duck (duck family is anseridae). Coots lack webbing but instead they have lobed toes which helps them padle along. http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/American_Coot_dtl.html

2006-11-23 08:00:40 · answer #1 · answered by crazy.carabid 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋

A coot is a water bird and not a duck. It does not have webbed feet. They live on lakes.

2006-11-23 13:49:32 · answer #2 · answered by science teacher 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋