American Coot

	American Coot
	Cat Given Name:	Duck
	Common Name(s):	Common Loon,  Mallard,  Canvasback,  Horned Grebe,  Wood Duck,  Green-winged Teal,  Red-throated Loon,  Ruddy Duck,  Blue-winged Teal,  Bufflehead,  Northern Shoveler,  Gadwall,  American Wigeon,  Redhead,  Common Goldeneye,  Long-tailed Duck,  Hooded Merganser,  Lesser Scaup,  Common Merganser,  Pied-billed Grebe,  Ring-necked Duck,  Red-breasted Merganser,  Greater Scaup,  American Black Duck
	Other Name(s):	Great Northern Diver,  Wild Duck,  Slavonian Grebe,  Devil-diver,  Hell-diver,  Pink-Eyed Diver,  Water Witch,  Carolina Duck,  Red-throated Diver,  Shoveler,  American Widgeon,  Baldplate,  Oldsquaw,  Harelda hyemalis,  Mergus cucullatus
	Scientific Name(s):	Gavia immer,  Anas platyrhynchos,  Aythya valisineria,  Podiceps auritus,  Aix sponsa,  Anas carolinensis,  Gavia stellata,  Oxyura jamaicensis,  Anas discors,  Bucephala albeola,  Anas clypeata,  Anas strepera,  Anas americana,  Aythya americana,  Bucephala clangula,  Clangula hyemalis,  Lophodytes cucullatus,  Mergus merganser,  Anas rubripes
	Physical Description:	An all-black waterfowl with a white, triangular beak with a black mark near the tip, it has a white stripe on the sides of the bottom of its tail. It does not have webbed feet.
	Physical Statistics:	Length: 12 - 15 Inches (30 - 38 Centimeters) Weight: 31 - 32 Ounces (879 - 907 Grams) Wingspan: 23 - 28 Inches (58 - 71 Centimeters)
	Behavior:	It lives on lakes and ponds, and swims and dives a lot. It eats plants.
	Social Organization:	They appear to be mostly solitary, coming together to breed.
	Approval Level*:	Moderator; There are few lakes and ponds in the Clan lands, and as such there is little habitat for the American Coot.
	Kill Difficulty:	Moderate; It is rather big compared to most other prey, and can powerfully buffet cats with their wings.
	Hunting Difficulty:	Specialty - Duck; As it spends so much time on the water, hunters must wait for it to come in close to shore to attack it.
	Food Quality:	High; It is a rather large prey item, and can feed multiple cats by itself.
*Some creatures require approval to appear in RP. This is to make sure the Admins and Mods who need to know are fully aware of a species currently active in their area. These ratings are mainly for those creatures that are uncommon or pose a threat of some sort to the cats.