Fulica rufifrons
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The red-fronted coot (Fulica rufifrons) is a species of bird in subfamily Rallinae of family Rallidae, the rails, gallinules, and coots. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Peru, and Uruguay. The red-fronted coot is monotypic.
The red-fronted coot is 38 to 43 cm (15 to 17 in) long. Male specimens can weigh between 685 and 735 g (24 and 26 oz) and females can weigh around 550 g (19 oz). The sexes are alike. Adults have a yellow bill, a dark chestnut-red frontal shield, and olive legs and feet. Unique among coots, their feet are not lobed. Their plumage is almost entirely dark slate gray except for white undertail coverts. Juveniles have a blackish bill, white spots on the throat, and gray-brown plumage with the same white undertail coverts as adults.
The red-fronted coot is found coastally from southern Peru to central Chile, in at least one site in Bolivia, and from southeastern Brazil south through Uruguay to east central Argentina. It has also occurred as a vagrant in Paraguay and the Falkland Islands, though the last sighting at the latter location was in 1924. Clements extends its range... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Cordoba | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Cochabamba | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 4 | Santiago | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 5 | Montevideo | 🇺🇾 Uruguay |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mundo Marino | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Red-fronted Coot sighting in Cochabamba on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 92nd most-seen of the 112 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-fronted Coot in Cochabamba on a given day, against under 5% in October to July, the lowest months. Those are among Cochabamba's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain a month against 100 mm in January.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-fronted Coot sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Red-fronted Coot sightings, Cochabamba ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Buenos Aires (Argentina, about 20%) and Cordoba (Argentina, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-fronted Coot is recorded against all the birds logged in Cochabamba (8 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
