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 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park
Common Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
American Purple Gallinule
Porphyrio martinica
Ruddy Crake
Laterallus ruber
Gray-breasted Crake
Laterallus exilis
Hapalocrex flaviventer
Porzana flaviventer
Sora
Porzana carolina
Spotted Rail
Pardirallus maculatus
Uniform Crake
Amaurolimnas concolor
Russet-naped Wood-Rail
Aramides albiventris
Limpkin
Aramus guarauna
📅 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 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park?
About 14% of visitor-days record a American Coot sighting in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park, based on 81 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see American Coot in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for American Coot in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park in our monthly data.