Horned coot
| Horned coot | |
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| A horned coot on the nest at Miñiques Lagoon, San Pedro de Atacama, Antofagasta Region, Chile | |
| Illustration of the horned coot (Some old illustrations show erect wattles, but these are held flat along the culmen of the bill, with only the brush-like tip pointing outwards). | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Fulica |
| Species: | F. cornuta
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| Binomial name | |
| Fulica cornuta Bonaparte, 1853
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The horned coot (Fulica cornuta) is a species of bird found in the Andes of South America. It was described by Bonaparte in 1853 based on a specimen collected in Bolivia. For a long time it was known only from the type specimen.