Red-knobbed Coot

Fulica cristata Gmelin, JF, 1789

Rallidae — Rails, Crakes & Coots

Red-knobbed Coot, Fulica cristata, is a rail in the family Rallidae that breeds in southern Spain, Morocco, Ethiopia, Angola, Namibia, South Africa and Madagascar. It lives on freshwater lakes and ponds. It is a resident breeder in these areas. Its nest is made from dead reeds and is placed close to the water or set afloat, and it lays about 7 eggs, with more possible when conditions are favourable. The species was described by Gmelin in 1789. It is also known as the crested coot.

Order
Gruiformes
Family
Rallidae — Rails, Crakes & Coots
Breeding range
Palearctic, Africa: s Spain and Morocco, Ethiopia to Angola, Namibia and South Africa, Madagascar
Red-knobbed Coot
© Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

Tours where you can spot this bird

11 tours in Spain 9, Ethiopia 1, Namibia 1

Whole of Doñana Birdwatching Tour
Whole of Doñana Birdwatching Tour
Spain / Seville Private tour 4 days

A four-day, three-night small-group birding tour covering the principal wetland and woodland sectors of Doñana....

From EUR 995
Brazo del Este Private Birding Day Trip
Brazo del Este Private Birding Day Trip
Spain / Seville Private tour 9h

A private half- or full-day wetland birding trip to Brazo del Este and nearby rice fields....

From EUR 210
Western Doñana Private Birding Day Trip
Western Doñana Private Birding Day Trip
Spain / El Rocio Private tour 9h

A private birding day through western Doñana, with Mediterranean scrub, pinewoods, marshes and lagoons....

From EUR 345
Southern Doñana Private Birding Day Trip
Southern Doñana Private Birding Day Trip
Spain / Sanlucar de Barrameda Private tour 9h

A private full-day exploration of the Guadalquivir mouth and southern Doñana from Seville or Sanlúcar....

From EUR 345
Northern Doñana Private Birding Day Trip
Northern Doñana Private Birding Day Trip
Spain / Seville Private tour 9h

A private half- or full-day birding trip from Seville into the northern marshes and farmland of Doñana....

From EUR 210
16-Day Highlights of Ethiopia Birdwatching Expedition with Awel Sultan
16-Day Highlights of Ethiopia Birdwatching Expedition with Awel Sultan
Ethiopia / Addis Ababa Private tour 16 days

A 16-day Ethiopia birdwatching circuit from Addis Ababa through Alledeghi, Awash, Rift Valley lakes, Bale Mountains, Negele, Yabello, Wondo ...

Private Eastern Spain Multi-Day Birding Holiday
Private Eastern Spain Multi-Day Birding Holiday
Spain Private tour 4 days

A tailor-made eastern Spain holiday combining Mediterranean wetlands, inland peaks, open plains and coastal birding....

Private Three-Day Xativa Mountains Steppe and Wetlands Birding Break
Private Three-Day Xativa Mountains Steppe and Wetlands Birding Break
Spain / Xativa Private tour 3 days

A three-day private circuit from Xativa through inland mountains, cereal plains and the wetlands of Alicante....

Private Two-Day Alicante Wetlands and Coast Birding Break
Private Two-Day Alicante Wetlands and Coast Birding Break
Spain / Alicante Private tour 2 days

Two private birding days linking Alicante’s wetland reserves with coastal and rocky habitats around Denia....

Private Valencia and Alicante Wetlands Birding Day Trip
Private Valencia and Alicante Wetlands Birding Day Trip
Spain / Valencia Private tour 1 day

A private wetland birding day shaped around the lagoons, reedbeds and coastal habitats of Valencia or Alicante....

Southern Africa Birding Expedition: Namibia, Okavango & Victoria Falls with Birding Ecotours
Southern Africa Birding Expedition: Namibia, Okavango & Victoria Falls with Birding Ecotours
Namibia / Walvis Bay Group tour 18 days

An 18-day birding expedition from Namibia's Atlantic coast through Etosha and the Okavango Panhandle to Victoria Falls, combining desert nea...

From USD 10,206