The red-knobbed coot or crested coot, (Fulica cristata), is a member of the rail and crake bird family, the Rallidae. It is a resident breeder across much of Africa and in southernmost Spain …

Mostly sooty gray waterbird with a white beak and frontal shield. Breeding adults have two small reddish horns, but at other times difficult to separate from Eurasian Coot. Feathering on the …

Jun 23, 2017 · A denizen of rivers, wetlands, lakes, lagoons, estuaries, dams, ponds and pans with still water and surrounded by dense vegetation, the Red-knobbed Coot follows an …

Mar 4, 2020 · Red-knobbed Coot (Fulica cristata), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, …

Jul 12, 2023 · Red-knobbed Coots Description. The Red-knobbed Coot is largely black except for the white facial shield. As a swimming species, it has partial webbing on its long strong toes. …

The red-knobbed coot is a nidifugous animal. In other words, they abandon the nest as soon as they are born and the parents protect them for the first two months. They learn to dive and fish …

Restrict the hunting of Common Coot (Fulica atra) at sites where the Crested Coot is regularly recorded.

Red-knobbed Coot bird information Values; Conservation status: LC - Least concern: Synonyms: Red-knobed Coot, Redknobbed Coot, Creasted coot, Crested Coot: Old latin name for bird: …

Mar 8, 2023 · The Red-knobbed Coot emits cries that are very different from those of the Common Coot. Some of them are reminiscent of the Crying Coot's. They are sometimes shrill …

It is a resident breeder across much of Africa and in southernmost Portugal and Spain on freshwater lakes and ponds. It builds a nest of dead reeds near the water’s edge or more …