English: Common Coot, Black Coot, Australian Coot, Eurasian Coot
Russian: Лысуха
German: Blasshuhn
French: Foulque macroule
Mongolian: Халзан түнжүү, Халзан түнжүүр
Japanese: オオバン (O-ban)

Body length: 36-39 cm
Wing span: 70-80 cm

Passage migrant
Breeding season: May-August

Egg number: 6-9 (occasionally 5-14)
Egg colour: Pale buffish-stone with dark brown or dark spots.
Brood: 1 per year

Global status: Least concern
Regional status: Least Concern

Food: Aquatic invertebrates, water plants and algae

Habitat: Nests on the ground or wet areas with tussocks, sparse reeds and marshy grasses on/near pool, ponds, lakes, rivers, and wetland. Both adults build the nest, consisting of a bulky cup of dead and dried leaves and stems of surrounding plants. The male mainly gathers nest material and the female constructs the nests.