Rails, Gallinules and Coots (Rallidae)
Giant Coot (Fulica gigantea) - HBW 3, p. 209
French: Foulque géante
German: Riesenbläßhuhn
Spanish: Focha Gigante
Taxonomy: Fulcia [sic] gigantea Eydoux and Souleyet, 1841, Peru.
Monotypic.
Distribution: S Peru through W Bolivia to N Chile and NW Argentina.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An adult with chicks maintaining the nest Locality Lauca National Park, Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 21 October 2003 9 years ago 24 sec 4.4 -
A pair with three well grown chicks at and attending to their nest Locality Lauca National Park, Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile (Monotypic species)
Greg Baker 11 November 2011 1 year ago 45 sec 4.3 -
An adult with chicks maintaining the nest Locality Lauca National Park, Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 21 October 2003 9 years ago 24 sec 4.3 -
adult delicately taking vegetation Locality El Tatio Geyser Field, Antofagasta Region, Chile (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 1 December 2011 5 weeks ago 49 sec 4.3 -
preening adult at nest with four young Locality Lauca National Park, Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 28 November 2011 1 year ago 25 sec 4.3 -
An adult feeding its chicks and hitting one of them Locality Lauca National Park, Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 21 October 2003 9 years ago 7 sec 4.3
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A bird standing on a nest.
Locality Conococha Lagoon, Ancash Department, Peru (Monotypic species)
Ken Havard 3 June 2012 46 weeks ago 2.3 -
An adult incubating
Locality Lauca National Park, Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile (Monotypic species)
Laurent Demongin 1 March 2007 4 years ago 2 -
An adult with chick.
Locality Lauca National Park, Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile
Carmelo López 11 October 2009 3 years ago 1.7 -
A solitary bird.
Locality Potosí Department, Bolivia
Diego R. Méndez 21 February 2013 8 min ago ADDED TODAY! 0
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An adult bird calling while swimming. Locality Lauca National Park, Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile
(Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 28 November 2011 16 weeks ago 5 -
A call by a juvenile bird (repeated). Locality Lauca National Park, Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 21 November 2003 17 weeks ago 3 -
Calls by an adult bird. Locality Lauca National Park, Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 21 November 2003 17 weeks ago 3
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