Species group · Birds
Coots
WAnimals has 2 species of coot, all in the family Rallidae.
- 2 species
- 1 family
- 72 countries
- 210 parks
- Weight
- 585 g – 1.1 kg
- Length
- 36 cm – 45 cm
- Lifespan
- 10 years
Ranges calculated from the entries that record the figure, not from all 2.
All 2 species of coots on WAnimals
Each one has its own full entry. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
Conservation status
No species documented in this group is genuinely at risk according to the IUCN, with the data available today.
See the global conservation statusWhere they live
Recorded in 72 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:
Where to see them
- Albufera de Valencia2 species
- Delta del Ebro2 species
- Ichkeul2 species
- Lagunas de Ruidera2 species
- Parque Nacional de Doñana2 species
- Tablas de Daimiel2 species
- Abisko1 species
- Abruzzo, Lazio y Molise1 species
- Aggtelek1 species
- Aiako Harria1 species
- Aiguestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici1 species
- Aizkorri-Aratz1 species
Did you know…
It is told from the common coot by two red knobs on its forehead.
From Red-Knobbed Coot
It is a rallid with an African distribution that reaches southern Iberia: one of the greatest oddities of Spanish birdlife.
From Red-Knobbed Coot
Although it is omnivorous, it feeds above all on aquatic plants such as Potamogeton, but it also takes the eggs and chicks of other waterbirds.
From Red-Knobbed Coot
The chicks hatch in striking red and orange down, which may help the parents tell them apart and favour particular ones.
From Eurasian Coot