Red-gartered Coot (Fulica armillata)

Family
Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots)

Size
43 - 51 cm

First Described (Guide)
Vieillot, 1817

Habitat
Inland wetlands, large freshwater lakes. From sea-level - 2,100 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Paraguay, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Uruguay (B).

Vagrant to St Helena.

Central and southern Chile, and south-eastern Brazil and Uruguay southern through Argentina to Tierra del Fuego. Possibly also Paraguay and Falkland Is.

Population
Estimated population is 1,000,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (32)...)

Red-gartered Coot (Fulica armillata) [XC871347]
by Alvaro Riccetto from Temuco, Caut\u00edn, Araucan\u00eda, Chile (call)

Red-gartered Coot (Fulica armillata) [XC449928]
by Valentina Villarroel from Laguna de Santa Elena, Quill\u00f3n, Chile (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Red-gartered Coot (Fulica armillata) - 10 files

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