Red-knobbed coot
| Red-knobbed coot | |
|---|---|
| Adult birds in South Africa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Fulica |
| Species: | F. cristata
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| Binomial name | |
| Fulica cristata Gmelin, JF, 1789
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The red-knobbed coot or crested coot (Fulica cristata) is a member of the rail and crake bird family, the Rallidae.
It is a resident breeder across much of Africa and in southernmost Spain on freshwater lakes and ponds. It builds a nest of dead reeds near the water's edge or more commonly afloat, laying about 7 eggs (or more in good conditions).