Eurasian Coot
Fulica atra
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGruiformes (Cranes, Rails, and Allies)
- FamilyRallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots)
- GenusFulica (Coots)
- SpeciesFulica atra (Eurasian Coot)
Closest Relatives at Blue Mountains National Park
South-west Pacific Swamphen
Porphyrio melanotus
Dusky Moorhen
Gallinula tenebrosa
Buff-banded Rail
Gallirallus philippensis
Sooty Rail
Porzana tabuensis
Lewin's Rail
Lewinia pectoralis
Baillon's Crake
Porzana pusilla
Australian Crake
Porzana fluminea
Black-tailed Nativehen
Gallinula ventralis
Brolga
Grus rubicunda
📅 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 Eurasian Coot in Blue Mountains National Park?
About 21% of visitor-days record a Eurasian Coot sighting in Blue Mountains National Park, based on 1172 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Eurasian Coot in Blue Mountains National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Eurasian Coot in Blue Mountains National Park in our monthly data.