Least ConcernRed-knobbed Coot
Fulica cristata
One of the 2 rails on WAnimals
Birds · Gruiformes · Rallidae
Rallus aquaticus
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
Its body is flattened side to side, an adaptation that lets it slip between the dense vertical stems of a reedbed, and the origin of the English expression "thin as a rail".
Weight
92 g – 164 g
Size
23 cm – 28 cm
Life expectancy
6 years
Diet
Omnivore
Combines animal and plant food depending on availability.
Activity
Crepuscular
Active mainly at dawn and dusk.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sources consulted: AnAge (genomics.senescence.info) · Animalia.bio · Wikipedia (Water rail) · My Bird Buddy · BTO · Oiseaux-birds.com · Bird Spot · Birds of the World
Best time: All year round in dense reedbeds and rush beds; it is almost always detected by ear, from squeals reminiscent of a pig's.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 135.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Water Rail — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about water rail.
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
