Giant CootDutch: Reuzenkoet |
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| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Fulica |
| Species: | Fulica gigantea |
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| Male bird, rampotheca absent. Many thanks to the Royal Belgian institute of natural sciences, Brussels, for allowing us to photograph this specimen. | |
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Side, top and bottom view of skull. (Click on image to enlarge) |
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| Length: | 93 mm |
| Length cranium: | 42 mm |
| Width (cranium): | 30 mm |
| Height (cranium): | 24 mm |
| Alternative names: Riesenbläßhuhn (German), Foulque géante (French), Focha Gigante (Spanish) | |