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Red-knobbed Coot
Fulica cristata Gmelin, JF, 1789
826 gWeight
The red-knobbed coot or crested coot (Fulica cristata) is a member of the rail and crake bird family, the Rallidae.
Most records: South Africa, Spain, Kenya
Where and when it's recorded
Most records: South Africa, Spain, Kenya
Red-knobbed Coot has been recorded at 335 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 25 countries and regions.
Records by month Southern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Strandfontein WTPSouth Africa2,811 records
- El Hondo PNat – Centro de VisitantesSpain1,897 records
- Hides de Sa Roca i C. Informació, P.N. s'Albufera de MallorcaSpain1,138 records
More places
- Marievale Bird SanctuarySouth Africa1,113 records
- Charca de Suárez—MotrilSpain1,045 records
- Rondevlei NRSouth Africa910 records
- Dehesa de AbajoSpain753 records
- Ngorongoro Conservation Area – Ngorongoro CraterTanzania733 records
- Rietvlei NRSouth Africa662 records
- El Hondo PNat – ÁreaSpain657 records
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
About
The red-knobbed coot or crested coot (Fulica cristata) is a member of the rail and crake bird family, the Rallidae.
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Questions
How big is the Red-knobbed Coot?
The Red-knobbed Coot weighs around 826 g.
Where does the Red-knobbed Coot live?
Its breeding range: Palearctic, Africa: southern Spain and Morocco, Ethiopia to Angola, Namibia and South Africa, Madagascar. It is most often recorded in South Africa, Spain and Kenya.
Is the Red-knobbed Coot endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Red-knobbed Coot as Least Concern.
What does the Red-knobbed Coot eat?
Main food: Aquatic plants.
What family is the Red-knobbed Coot in?
It belongs to the family Rails, Crakes & Coots (Rallidae), order Gruiformes.
At a glance
- Weight
- 826 g
- Habitat
- Wetland
- Diet
- Aquatic plants
- Lifestyle
- On the water surface
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 212 mm
- Tail
- 60 mm
- Bill
- 43 mm
- Tarsus
- 66 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Palearctic, Africa: southern Spain and Morocco, Ethiopia to Angola, Namibia and South Africa, Madagascar
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Gruiformes
- Family
- Rails, Crakes & Coots Rallidae
- Genus
- Fulica
Other birds in the genus Fulica
Red-fronted CootFulica rufifrons
Horned CootFulica cornuta
Giant CootFulica gigantea
Red-gartered CootFulica armillata
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Hawaiian CootFulica alai
American CootFulica americana
Andean CootFulica ardesiaca
White-winged CootFulica leucoptera
Grey-throated RailCanirallus oculeus
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