American coots hang out with ducks, and so it is tempting to describe the coot as an odd duck. But the coot is not a duck at all but a member of the rail family. It's more closely related to moorhens, ...

OK. Enough is enough. No more denial. No more looking over my shoulder. Commonly referred to as mud hen or mud duck, the American coot is neither a duck nor a hen but is actually a giant member of the ...

Coots, the Rodney Dangerfields of the bird world, just might start to get some respect as a result of a new study showing that these common marsh birds are able to recognize and count their own eggs, ...