Fulica rufifrons
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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 |
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| # | 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 Montevideo on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 161st most-seen of the 178 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Red-fronted Coot in Montevideo on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
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.
5th of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Red-fronted Coot sightings, Montevideo ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Buenos Aires (Argentina, about 20%), Cordoba (Argentina, under 5%) and Cochabamba (Bolivia, under 5%).
Same genus: Fulica
The closest relatives of the Red-fronted Coot that you can see in Montevideo (genus Fulica, Coots) are Red-gartered Coot (about 20%) and White-winged Coot (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-fronted Coot is recorded against all the birds logged in Montevideo (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.
