Red-knobbed Coot

Red-knobbed Coot

Fulica cristata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Amboseli National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
30–40
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
2 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
3 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
4 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
5 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
10–20%
6 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
7 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
8 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
0–10%
9 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
10 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
11 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
12 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
13 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
14 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
15 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
16 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
17 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
18 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
19 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
20 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
21 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
22 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
23 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
24 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
25 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
26 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
27 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
28 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
29 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
30 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
31 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Red-knobbed Coot in Amboseli National Park?

About 28% of visitor-days record a Red-knobbed Coot sighting in Amboseli National Park, based on 269 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Red-knobbed Coot in Amboseli National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Red-knobbed Coot in Amboseli National Park in our monthly data.

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