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U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
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  2. Species Profile for Hawaiian coot (Fulica americana alai)

Hawaiian coot (Fulica americana alai)

Federal Register | Recovery | Critical Habitat | Conservation Plans | Petitions | Life History

Taxonomy:

View taxonomy in ITIS

Listing Status:   

Where Listed: WHEREVER FOUND

General Information

The Hawaiian Coot is dark slate gray with a white bill and a large frontal shield (patch on top of head). The frontal shield is usually white but can vary from bluish white to yellow to dark blood red. They have white undertail feathers that are seen when swimming or during their courtship displays. Male and female coots look alike. This endemic bird of Hawai`i is smaller than its mainland relatives, measuring 15 inches in length.

  • States/US Territories in which the Hawaiian coot, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur:  Hawaii
  • US Counties in which the Hawaiian coot, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur:  View All
  • USFWS Refuges in which the Hawaiian coot, Wherever found is known to occur:  Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge, Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge, Huleia National Wildlife Refuge, James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge, Kakahaia National Wildlife Refuge  ... Show All Refuges
  • Additional species information
 
Current Listing Status Summary
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
1970-10-13 Pacific Region (Region 1) Wherever found

» Federal Register Documents

Federal Register Documents
Date Citation Page Title
1999-07-09 00:00:00.0 64 FR 37148 37149 Availability of a Draft Revised Recovery Plan for Hawaiian Waterbirds, Second Revision
2011-08-24 00:00:00.0 76 FR 52966 52968 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Incidental Take Permit; Construction and Operation of Kawailoa Wind Energy Generation Facility, Oahu, HI; Draft Habitat Conservation Plan and Draft Environmental Assessment
2011-07-12 00:00:00.0 76 FR 40927 40929 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Draft Habitat Conservation Plan and Environmental Assessment for Construction and Operations at Kauai Lagoons Resort and Golf Course on Kauai, HI
1970-08-25 00:00:00.0 35 FR 13519 13520 Notice of Proposed Rule Making (Conservation of Endangered Species and Other Fish or Wildlife)
2007-12-13 00:00:00.0 72 FR 70885 70887 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants
2013-02-05 00:00:00.0 78 FR 8185 8187 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews of 44 Species in Oregon, Hawaii, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands
2005-08-24 00:00:00.0 70 FR 49668 49669 Draft Revised Recovery Plan for Hawaiian Waterbirds, Second Draft of Second Revision: Notice of document availability for review and comment.
1970-10-13 00:00:00.0 35 FR 16047 16048 Appendix D - United States List of Endangered Native Fish and Wildlife; 35 FR 16047 16048
2013-11-05 00:00:00.0 78 FR 66377 66379 Notice of Intent to Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement on a Proposed Incidental Take Permit for the Na Pua Makani Project, Kahuku, Hawaii
2008-04-29 00:00:00.0 73 FR 23264 23266 Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews for 70 Species in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and the Pacific Islands
2012-01-19 00:00:00.0 77 FR 2753 2754 Recovery Plan for Hawaiian Waterbirds, Second Revision
2004-08-24 00:00:00.0 69 FR 52027 52028 Proposed Safe Harbor Agreement With Chevron Hawaii Refinery at James Campbell Industrial Park for Management of the Hawaiian Stilt and Hawaiian Coot, Oahu, HI
2006-12-29 00:00:00.0 71 FR 78452 78454 Availability of a Proposed Safe Harbor Agreement for Five Species of Birds in Kauai, Maui, HI, and Honolulu Counties, HI

» Recovery

Current Recovery Plan(s)
Date Title Plan Action Status Plan Status
2011-10-28 Recovery Plan for Hawaiian Waterbirds, Second Revision View Implementation Progress Final Revision 2
Other Recovery Documents
Date Citation Page Title Document Type
2012-01-19 77 FR 2753 2754 Recovery Plan for Hawaiian Waterbirds, Second Revision
  • Notice Final Recovery Plan Availability
2008-04-29 73 FR 23264 23266 Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews for 70 Species in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and the Pacific Islands
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
2013-02-05 78 FR 8185 8187 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews of 44 Species in Oregon, Hawaii, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
2005-08-24 70 FR 49668 49669 Draft Revised Recovery Plan for Hawaiian Waterbirds, Second Draft of Second Revision: Notice of document availability for review and comment.
  • Notice Draft Recovery Plan Availability
1999-07-09 64 FR 37148 37149 Availability of a Draft Revised Recovery Plan for Hawaiian Waterbirds, Second Revision
  • Notice Doc. Availability
Five Year Review
Date Title
2015-07-06 Hawaiian coot 5-year review 2015
2010-08-27 Hawaiian coot (Fulica americana alai) 5 year review

» Critical Habitat

No critical habitat rules have been published for the Hawaiian coot.

» Conservation Plans

Habitat Conservation Plans (HCP) (learn more)
HCP Plan Summaries
Kauai Lagoons
Kawailoa Wind Power Facility - Oahu
Na Pua Makani Wind Project
Safe Harbor Agreements (SHA): (learn more)
SHA Plan Summaries
Chevron SHA
Programmatic Safe Harbor Agreement Covering Hawaiian Goose, Duck, Moorhen, Coot, and Stilt for Participants of USDA Farm Bill Conservation Programs

» Petitions

» Life History

No Life History information has been entered into this system for this species.

» Other Resources

NatureServe Explorer Species Reports -- NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network.

ITIS Reports -- ITIS (the Integrated Taxonomic Information System) is a source for authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.

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