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

2 Least Concern

No species documented in this group is genuinely at risk according to the IUCN, with the data available today.

See the global conservation status

Where they live

Recorded in 72 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:

Where to see them

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

Ecosystems

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