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WetlandPlatform nestLarge · 826 g
What the Red-knobbed Coot sounds like
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The red-knobbed coot is largely black except for the white frontal shield. It is 35–42 cm (14–17 in) long, spans 75–85 cm (30–33 in) across the wings. Males weigh 770–910 g (27–32 oz), females are slightly smaller and weigh 455–790 g (16.0–27.9 oz). The sexes are alike. As a swimming species, it has partial webbing on its long strong toes. The juvenile is paler than the adult, has a whitish breast, and lacks the facial shield; the adult's black plumage develops when about 3–4 months old, but the white shield is only fully developed at about one year old, some time later.
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When to see the Red-knobbed Coot
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is January, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Red-knobbed Coot
The map shades 26 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in France.
About the Red-knobbed Coot
The red-knobbed coot or crested coot is a member of the rail and crake bird family, the Rallidae.
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Easily confused with
Red-gartered CootFulica armillataThe red-gartered coot is 43 to 51 cm (17 to 20 in) long.
White-winged CootFulica leucopteraThe white-winged coot is 35 to 43 cm (14 to 17 in) long and weighs about 400 to 600 g (14 to 21 oz).
Red-fronted CootFulica rufifronsThe red-fronted coot is 38 to 43 cm (15 to 17 in) long.
Side by side: American Coot vs Red-knobbed Coot · Eurasian Coot vs Red-knobbed Coot · Corn Crake vs Red-knobbed Coot · Red-gartered Coot vs Red-knobbed Coot · Red-knobbed Coot vs White-winged Coot · Red-fronted Coot vs Red-knobbed Coot
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