CRANE-LIKE BIRDS
RAILS, GALLINULES, AND COOTS
True Rails
Carolina Rail
Corncrake
Pygmy Rails
Florida Gallinule
Moor-hen
Purple Gallinules
Notornis
Coots
CRANES &TRUMPETERS
The Cranes
Whooping Crane
Sandhill Crane
Little Brown Crane
European and Lilford's Cranes
The other species of Cranes
Asiatic White Crane
The Saras Crane of India
White naped Crane
Paradise Crane
Demoiselle Crane
Wattled Crane
The Courlans
Florida Courlan or Crying-bird
The Trumpeters
THE CARIAMAS
Crested Cariama
Burmeister's Cariama
THE BUSTARDS
Little Bustard
Pink-collared Bustard
Long-beaked Bustards
The Indian Bustard
Australian Bustard
Floricans
THE KAGU
THE SUN-BITTERNS
THE FINFEET
The American Finfoot
Peter's Finfoot
ANATOMY OF BIRDS
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION
MIGRATIONS OF BIRDS
CLASSIFICATION OF BIRDS
LIZARD-TAILED BIRD
AMERICAN TOOTHED-BIRDS
THE OSTRICHES
THE RHEAS
EMEUS AND CASSOWARIES
THE TINAMOUS
THE KIWIS
THE PENGUINS
LOONS AND GREBES
ALBATROSSES & PETRELS
STORK-LIKE BIRDS
GOOSE-LIKE BIRDS
FALCON-LIKE BIRDS
FOWL-LIKE BIRDS
CRANE-LIKE BIRDS
PLOVER-LIKE BIRDS
CUCKOO-LIKE BIRDS
THE ROLLER-LIKE BIRDS
SPARROW-LIKE BIRDS
Birds and Birding's Guide to:
Watching THE CRANE-LIKE BIRDS
THE FINFEET
The American Finfoot
(Heliornis fulica) is a uniform olive-brown above and mainly white below, with the wings and tail brown, the latter edged with white, and the crown glossy blue-black, with the sides of the head streaked with brown and white. The bill is bright red and the toes clear yellow, crossed with bands of black.
They frequent shadowy and quiet rivers, and feed upon fish, aquatic insects, and various seeds.
They are said”to sit for hours on a branch overhanging the water and half submerged, but diving is only resorted to in danger or when wounded.”The voice when heard from a distance is said to resemble the barking of a small dog. The young, reported to be two in number, are said to be”hatched naked and carried about by the old bird,”but obviously this requires confirmation.
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