Red-fronted Coot
Fulica rufifronsPhilippi, RA; Landbeck, CL, 1861
English (US) Red-fronted Coot
The Red-fronted Coot (Fulica rufifrons) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots) in the order Gruiformes.
Range: Paraguay to Uruguay, southeastern Brazil, southern Peru, and Tierra del FuegoRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Fulica rufifrons
- Order
- Gruiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red-fronted Coot
- Described by
- Philippi, RA; Landbeck, CL, 1861
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Tulica rufifrons
- Described by
- Philippi, RA; Landbeck, CL, 1861
- Type locality
- Chile.
- Original description
- Anales de la Universidad de Chile 19 p.507
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Horned Coot
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Red-gartered Coot
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Giant Coot
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Eurasian Coot
Fulica atra
Red-knobbed Coot
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Mascarene Coot
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