Coot: alternatives and connections

A wading bird of the genus Botaurus, allied to the herons, of various species.

A wading bird (Cancroma cochlearia) of the tropical parts of South America. Its bill is somewhat like a boat with the keel uppermost.

large heavy-bodied chiefly terrestrial game bird capable of powerful swift flight; classified with wading birds but frequents grassy s…

wading bird of South America and Central America

A wading bird of the genus Grus, and allied genera, of various species, having a long, straight bill, and long legs and neck.

A wading bird of the genus Numenius, remarkable for its long, slender, curved bill.

A species of gecko having the toes expanded into large lobes for adhesion. The Egyptian fanfoot (Phyodactylus gecko) is believed, by t…

Having lobate toes, as the coot and grebe.

Having toes connected by a membrane; palmiped; palmated; also, lobate.

A South American bird (heliornis fulica) allied to the grebes. The name is also applied to several related species of the genus Podica.

large pink to scarlet web-footed wading bird with down-bent bill; inhabits brackish lakes

One of several wading birds, having long, webless toes, and a frontal shield, belonging to the family Rallidae. They are remarkable fo…

large wading bird that resembles a curlew; has a long slightly upturned bill

One of several swimming birds or divers, of the genus Colymbus (formerly Podiceps), and allied genera, found in the northern parts of…

small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and northern Africa that lacks a hind toe; classified with wading birds but inha…

Any wading bird of the genus Ardea and allied genera, of the family Ardeidae. The herons have a long, sharp bill, and long legs and to…

Having each of the two flexor tendons of the toes bifid, the branches of one going to the first and second toes; those of the other, t…

Any bird of the genus Ibis and several allied genera, of the family Ibidae, inhabiting both the Old World and the New. Numerous specie…