Rails, Gallinules and Coots (Rallidae)
Red-knobbed Coot (Fulica cristata) - HBW 3, p. 205
French: Foulque à crête
German: Kammbläßhuhn
Spanish: Focha Moruna
Other common names: Crested Coot
Taxonomy: Fulica cristata Gmelin, 1789, Madagascar.
Forms superspecies with F. atra, F. alai, F. americana, F. caribaea, F. leucoptera and F. ardesiaca. Monotypic.
Distribution: S Spain and N Morocco; Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya and Uganda S through Rwanda, Burundi, E Zaire and Tanzania, W to Angola and S to South Africa; also Madagascar.
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Two adults with chicks Locality Ethiopia
Stefan Behrens 1 January 2012 16 weeks ago 23 sec 4.5 -
An adult feeding four downy chicks with submerged vegetation Locality Larache, Tangier-Tétouan Region, Morocco (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 7 April 2007 5 years ago 47 sec 4.5 -
A bird chasing repeatedly two Eurasian Spoonbills and feeding Locality Larache, Tangier-Tétouan Region, Morocco (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 7 April 2007 5 years ago 38 sec 4.5 -
An adult feeding two chicks in the water Locality Sidi Bou Ghaba, Gharb-Chrarda-Béni Hssen Region, Morocco (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 29 March 2007 5 years ago 42 sec 4.5 -
An adult collecting submerged vegetation and feeding a chick Locality Sidi Bou Ghaba, Gharb-Chrarda-Béni Hssen Region, Morocco (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 29 March 2007 5 years ago 33 sec 4.5 -
An adult bird with two chicks, feeding Locality Doñana National Park, Andalucia, Spain (Monotypic species)
Helmut Schenkel Brunner 31 March 2007 5 years ago 27 sec 4.5
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An adult swimming on a pond.
Locality West Coast National Park, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
David Beadle 26 January 2011 16 weeks ago 4.3 -
Swimming near the dam
Locality Avis Dam, Windhoek, Khomas Region, Namibia
Lee Hunter 25 July 2010 20 weeks ago 4 -
A juvenile swimming on a pond.
Locality West Coast National Park, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
David Beadle 26 January 2011 16 weeks ago 3.8 -
Adult feeding his chick, Albufera 2007.
Locality Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain
Juan José Bazán Hiraldo 17 August 2007 2 years ago 3.7 -
one of a pair courting
Locality Rietvlei Nature Reserve, Gauteng Province, South Africa
Marco Valentini 13 August 2010 2 years ago 3.7 -
adult on reed fringed pond
Locality Marismas del Odiel, Huelva, Andalucia, Spain
Paul Willoughby 3 May 2010 3 years ago 3.5
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At Lake in Wakkerstroom. 16:50. Locality Wakkerstroom, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
(Monotypic species)
Charles Hesse 2 January 2010 3 years ago 3
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