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 Grampians National Park
South-west Pacific Swamphen
Porphyrio melanotus
Dusky Moorhen
Gallinula tenebrosa
Black-tailed Nativehen
Gallinula ventralis
Australian Crake
Porzana fluminea
Baillon's Crake
Porzana pusilla
Lewin's Rail
Lewinia pectoralis
Sooty Rail
Porzana tabuensis
Buff-banded Rail
Gallirallus philippensis
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 Grampians National Park?
About 18% of visitor-days record a Eurasian Coot sighting in Grampians National Park, based on 123 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Eurasian Coot in Grampians National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Eurasian Coot in Grampians National Park in our monthly data.