American Coot
Fulica americana
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGruiformes (Cranes, Rails, and Allies)
- FamilyRallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots)
- GenusFulica (Coots)
- SpeciesFulica americana (American Coot)
Closest Relatives at Big Cypress National Preserve
Common Gallinule
Gallinula chloropus
King Rail
Rallus elegans
American Purple Gallinule
Porphyrio martinica
Sora
Porzana carolina
Virginia Rail
Rallus limicola
Clapper Rail
Rallus crepitans
Western Swamphen
Porphyrio porphyrio
Limpkin
Aramus guarauna
Sandhill Crane
Grus canadensis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a American Coot in Big Cypress National Preserve?
About 2% of visitor-days record a American Coot sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve, based on 45 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see American Coot in Big Cypress National Preserve?
November has the highest sighting rate for American Coot in Big Cypress National Preserve in our monthly data.