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Family: Rallidae
Size: About between 33cm and 41cm
Longevity: The longevity of the American coot is approximately 20 years.
Habitat: It lives in shallow lakes, ponds and freshwater marshes.
Food: The American coot is omnivorous, and consumes a variety of invertebrates such as plants, algae, and small ones such as fish and tadpoles.
Did you know that the American coot flies very rarely? It has to run a very long distance on the water before taking off for a difficult flight.