Fulica (Coots) — Wallace's Line

Species in this group

LC

Fulica atra

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

LC

Fulica gigantea

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC

Fulica americana

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC

Fulica cristata

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC

Fulica armillata

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC

Fulica ardesiaca

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Fulica leucoptera

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Fulica rufifrons

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Coots

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 27 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Lauca National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	2 of 8	~70%
	Giant Coot			~60%
	Slate-colored Coot			~40%
2	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 8	~70%
	Eurasian Coot			~70%
	Red-knobbed Coot			~10%
3	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	~70%
	Eurasian Coot			~70%
4	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	1 of 8	~60%
	Eurasian Coot			~60%
5	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~60%
	American Coot			~60%
6	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 8	~50%
	Red-knobbed Coot			~50%
7	Torres del Paine National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	2 of 8	~50%
	Red-gartered Coot			~50%
	White-winged Coot			~10%
8	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 8	~50%
	Eurasian Coot			~50%
9	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~50%
	American Coot			~50%
10	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 8	~50%
	Red-knobbed Coot			~50%
11	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 8	~50%
	Red-knobbed Coot			~50%
12	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~50%
	American Coot			~50%
13	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 8	~40%
	American Coot			~40%
14	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 8	~40%
	Eurasian Coot			~40%
15	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 8	~30%
	Red-knobbed Coot			~30%
16	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 8	~30%
	Red-knobbed Coot			~30%
17	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 8	~30%
	Red-knobbed Coot			~30%
18	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 8	~30%
	Eurasian Coot			~30%
19	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 8	~30%
	Red-knobbed Coot			~30%
20	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 8	~30%
	Eurasian Coot			~30%
21	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 8	~30%
	Eurasian Coot			~30%
22	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 8	~30%
	American Coot			~30%
23	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 8	~30%
	Red-knobbed Coot			~30%
24	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 8	~30%
	Eurasian Coot			~30%
25	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~30%
	American Coot			~30%
26	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 8	~30%
	Eurasian Coot			~30%
27	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 8	~30%
	American Coot			~30%
28	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 8	~30%
	American Coot			~30%
29	Hattah-Kulkyne National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 8	~20%
	Eurasian Coot			~20%
30	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2 of 8	~20%
	Red-gartered Coot			~20%
	White-winged Coot			<5%
31	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 8	~20%
	American Coot			~20%
32	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 8	~20%
	Eurasian Coot			~20%
33	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 8	~20%
	Eurasian Coot			~20%
34	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 8	~20%
	Eurasian Coot			~20%
35	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 8	~20%
	American Coot			~20%
36	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 8	~20%
	Eurasian Coot			~20%
37	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 8	~10%
	Eurasian Coot			~10%
38	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	American Coot			~10%
39	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 8	~10%
	Eurasian Coot			~10%
40	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 8	~10%
	Eurasian Coot			~10%
41	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 8	~10%
	American Coot			~10%
42	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 8	~10%
	Red-knobbed Coot			~10%
43	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 8	~10%
	Eurasian Coot			~10%
44	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 8	~10%
	American Coot			~10%
45	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 8	~10%
	Red-knobbed Coot			~10%
46	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	~10%
	Eurasian Coot			~10%
47	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	American Coot			~10%
48	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 8	~10%
	Eurasian Coot			~10%
49	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 8	~10%
	Eurasian Coot			~10%
50	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 8	~10%
	Red-knobbed Coot			~10%
51	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 8	~10%
	Eurasian Coot			~10%
52	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 8	~10%
	Eurasian Coot			~10%
53	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	1 of 8	~10%
	American Coot			~10%
54	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 8	~10%
	American Coot			~10%
55	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 8	~10%
	Eurasian Coot			~10%
56	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	American Coot			~10%
57	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 8	~10%
	American Coot			~10%
58	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	American Coot			~10%
59	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	~10%
	Eurasian Coot			~10%
60	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 8	~10%
	American Coot			~10%
61	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 8	~10%
	Red-gartered Coot			~10%
62	Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	2 of 8	~10%
	Red-fronted Coot			<5%
	Red-gartered Coot			<5%
63	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	American Coot			~10%
64	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 8	<5%
	Red-knobbed Coot			<5%
65	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	American Coot			<5%
66	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	<5%
	Eurasian Coot			<5%
67	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	American Coot			<5%
68	Padre Island National Seashore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	American Coot			<5%
69	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 8	<5%
	Eurasian Coot			<5%
70	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 8	<5%
	American Coot			<5%
71	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 8	<5%
	American Coot			<5%
72	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1 of 8	<5%
	American Coot			<5%
73	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 8	<5%
	Red-knobbed Coot			<5%
74	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 8	<5%
	American Coot			<5%
75	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 8	<5%
	Eurasian Coot			<5%
76	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 8	<5%
	Eurasian Coot			<5%
77	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1 of 8	<5%
	Eurasian Coot			<5%
78	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 8	<5%
	Red-knobbed Coot			<5%
79	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 8	<5%
	American Coot			<5%
80	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 8	<5%
	Eurasian Coot			<5%
81	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 8	<5%
	Red-knobbed Coot			<5%
82	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	American Coot			<5%
83	Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 8	<5%
	Eurasian Coot			<5%
84	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	<5%
	Eurasian Coot			<5%
85	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 8	<5%
	American Coot			<5%
86	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	1 of 8	<5%
	Eurasian Coot			<5%
87	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 8	<5%
	American Coot			<5%
88	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	<5%
	Eurasian Coot			<5%
89	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	American Coot			<5%
90	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 8	<5%
	Red-knobbed Coot			<5%
91	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	<5%
	Eurasian Coot			<5%
92	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 8	<5%
	American Coot			<5%
93	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 8	<5%
	American Coot			<5%
94	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 8	<5%
	Eurasian Coot			<5%
95	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	American Coot			<5%
96	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	<5%
	Eurasian Coot			<5%
97	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 8	<5%
	Red-knobbed Coot			<5%
98	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 8	<5%
	American Coot			<5%
99	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	American Coot			<5%
100	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 8	<5%
	American Coot			<5%
101	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 8	<5%
	Eurasian Coot			<5%
102	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 8	<5%
	Red-knobbed Coot			<5%
103	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 8	<5%
	Eurasian Coot			<5%
104	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 8	<5%
	American Coot			<5%
105	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	<5%
	Eurasian Coot			<5%
106	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 8	<5%
	Red-knobbed Coot			<5%
107	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	American Coot			<5%
108	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 8	<5%
	Eurasian Coot			<5%
109	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 8	<5%
	Red-knobbed Coot			<5%
110	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	American Coot			<5%
111	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 8	<5%
	American Coot			<5%
112	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 8	<5%
	American Coot			<5%
113	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 8	<5%
	American Coot			<5%
114	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	American Coot			<5%
115	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 8	<5%
	American Coot			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Amsterdam	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 8	~90%
	Eurasian Coot			~90%
2	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 8	~80%
	Eurasian Coot			~80%
3	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	1 of 8	~70%
	Eurasian Coot			~70%
4	Ciudad Juárez	🇲🇽 México	1 of 8	~70%
	American Coot			~70%
5	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 8	~70%
	Eurasian Coot			~70%
6	Turin	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 8	~70%
	Eurasian Coot			~70%
7	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 8	~70%
	Eurasian Coot			~70%
8	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 8	~70%
	Eurasian Coot			~70%
9	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~60%
	American Coot			~60%
10	Perth	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 8	~60%
	Eurasian Coot			~60%
11	Brussels	🇧🇪 Belgium	1 of 8	~60%
	Eurasian Coot			~60%
12	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 8	~60%
	Eurasian Coot			~60%
13	Antalya	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 8	~50%
	Eurasian Coot			~50%
14	Buenos Aires	🇦🇷 Argentina	3 of 8	~50%
	White-winged Coot			~20%
	Red-gartered Coot			~20%
	Red-fronted Coot			~20%
15	Fukuoka	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 8	~50%
	Eurasian Coot			~50%
16	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 8	~50%
	Eurasian Coot			~50%
17	Sincan	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 8	~50%
	Eurasian Coot			~50%
18	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 8	~50%
	Eurasian Coot			~50%
19	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 8	~50%
	Eurasian Coot			~50%
20	Bucharest	🇷🇴 Romania	1 of 8	~50%
	Eurasian Coot			~50%
21	Tijuana	🇲🇽 México	1 of 8	~50%
	American Coot			~50%
22	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 8	~50%
	Eurasian Coot			~50%
23	Zhengzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 8	~50%
	Eurasian Coot			~50%
24	Tokyo	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 8	~50%
	Eurasian Coot			~50%
25	Tianjin	🇨🇳 China	1 of 8	~40%
	Eurasian Coot			~40%
26	León	🇲🇽 México	1 of 8	~40%
	American Coot			~40%
27	Las Vegas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~40%
	American Coot			~40%
28	Stockholm	🇸🇪 Sweden	1 of 8	~40%
	Eurasian Coot			~40%
29	Yerevan	🇦🇲 Armenia	1 of 8	~40%
	Eurasian Coot			~40%
30	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 8	~40%
	Red-knobbed Coot			~40%
31	Jodhpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	~40%
	Eurasian Coot			~40%
32	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 8	~40%
	Eurasian Coot			~40%
33	Naha	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 8	~40%
	Eurasian Coot			~40%
34	Coimbatore	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	~40%
	Eurasian Coot			~40%
35	Shijiazhuang	🇨🇳 China	1 of 8	~40%
	Eurasian Coot			~40%
36	Bogota	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 8	~40%
	American Coot			~40%
37	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~40%
	American Coot			~40%
38	Rajkot	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	~40%
	Eurasian Coot			~40%
39	Cochabamba	🇧🇴 Bolivia	2 of 8	~40%
	Slate-colored Coot			~40%
	Red-fronted Coot			<5%
40	Jinan	🇨🇳 China	1 of 8	~40%
	Eurasian Coot			~40%
41	Paris	🇫🇷 France	1 of 8	~40%
	Eurasian Coot			~40%
42	Indore	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	~40%
	Eurasian Coot			~40%
43	Beijing	🇨🇳 China	1 of 8	~40%
	Eurasian Coot			~40%
44	Taiyuan	🇨🇳 China	1 of 8	~40%
	Eurasian Coot			~40%
45	Minsk	🇧🇾 Belarus	1 of 8	~40%
	Eurasian Coot			~40%
46	Nagoya	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 8	~40%
	Eurasian Coot			~40%
47	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~40%
	American Coot			~40%
48	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 8	~40%
	Eurasian Coot			~40%
49	Osaka	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 8	~40%
	Eurasian Coot			~40%
50	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 8	~30%
	Eurasian Coot			~30%
51	Puebla	🇲🇽 México	1 of 8	~30%
	American Coot			~30%
52	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 8	~30%
	Eurasian Coot			~30%
53	Belgrade	🇷🇸 Serbia	1 of 8	~30%
	Eurasian Coot			~30%
54	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1 of 8	~30%
	White-winged Coot			~30%
55	Mexico City	🇲🇽 México	1 of 8	~30%
	American Coot			~30%
56	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 8	~30%
	Eurasian Coot			~30%
57	Mysuru	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	~30%
	Eurasian Coot			~30%
58	Luoyang	🇨🇳 China	1 of 8	~30%
	Eurasian Coot			~30%
59	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	1 of 8	~30%
	Eurasian Coot			~30%
60	Daegu	🇰🇷 South Korea	1 of 8	~30%
	Eurasian Coot			~30%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	San Diego Zoo Safari Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	Whipsnade Zoo	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
3	Beijing Wildlife Park	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
4	Columbus Zoo and Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
5	Ecological Center of Sonora	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
6	Mundo Marino	🇦🇷 Argentina	In captivity
7	Szeged Zoo	🇭🇺 Hungary	In captivity
8	Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
9	Cleland Wildlife Park	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
10	Mansfield Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
11	Bioparque Municipal Vesty Pakos	🇧🇴 Bolivia	In captivity
12	Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden	🇭🇺 Hungary	In captivity
13	Marshalls Animal Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	In captivity
14	Parque de las Leyendas	🇵🇪 Peru	In captivity
15	Valencia Bioparc	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
16	Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
17	Adelaide Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
18	L'Oceanogràfic	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
19	World of Birds Wildlife Sanctuary and Monkey Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	In captivity
20	Zoológico de Concepción	🇨🇱 Chile	In captivity
21	Agroflori Parque de las Aves	🇧🇴 Bolivia	In captivity
22	Gran Acuario de Mazatlán "Mar de Cortés"	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
23	Ralph Perkins II Wildlife Center and Woods Garden	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
24	The Wildlife Habitat	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
25	The Menagerie, Stowe Gardens	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
26	The Mirage Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
27	Vodní park Čabárna	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity

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Coots

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Giant Coot

American Coot

Red-knobbed Coot

Red-gartered Coot

Slate-colored Coot

White-winged Coot

Red-fronted Coot

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Coots

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found

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