American Coot | Animalz

American CootA dark waterbird with a white bill. It swims like a duck but has broad lobes on its toes and feeds on aquatic plants.What does it look like?Adults are dark gray to black, with a white bill and forehead shield and lobes on the toes for swimming.How does it live?A dark waterbird with a white bill. It swims like a duck but has broad lobes on its toes and feeds on aquatic plants.It eats aquatic plants at ponds, marshes, and lake edges, sometimes diving for food. On land it walks on its long toes.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.