Red-knobbed Coot; Crested Coot (Fulica cristata)

Query: common coot

Result: 21^st of 27

Subject:	Red-knobbed Coot; Crested Coot (Fulica cristata)
Poster:	Wiki Photos (---@---.---)

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Artist François-Nicolas Martinet (1731–1800)
Description Fulica cristata
Date between 1700 and 1880
Notes This object is part of the collection Iconographia Zoologica
Old Latin name Fulica cristata
New Latin name Fulica cristata
Common name Nederlands: Knobbelmeerkoet
Source/Photographer Buffon IX p. 122 pl. 797

Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fulica_cristata_-_1700-1880_-_Print_-_Iconographia_Zoologica_-_Special_Collections_University_of_Amsterdam_-_UBA01_IZ17500235.tif

The red-knobbed coot or crested coot (Fulica cristata), is a member of the rail and crake bird family, the Rallidae. It is a resident breeder across much of Africa and in southernmost Spain on freshwater lakes and ponds. The red-knobbed coot is largely black except for the white frontal shield.

common coot
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