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Red-gartered Coot
Fulica armillata Vieillot, 1817
Rallidae — Rails, Crakes & Coots
Red-gartered Coot, Fulica armillata, breeds in the Southern Cone of South America, including Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay and parts of Brazil. It is a member of the rails, crakes and coots, and was described by Vieillot in 1817. The species is monotypic. Adults show a yellow bill and frontal shield with a red patch between them, and the legs carry a pale red band above the ankle. The plumage is slaty grey, darker on the head and neck, with white undertail coverts. Young birds are duller, with a paler bill and olive legs and feet.
- Order
- Gruiformes
- Family
- Rallidae — Rails, Crakes & Coots
- Breeding range
- South America: Southern Cone
