Giant Coot

Closest Relatives at Madidi National Park

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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	Lauca National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	40–50%
2	Huascarán National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
3	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
4	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
5	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Giant Coot in Madidi National Park?

About 3% of visitor-days record a Giant Coot sighting in Madidi National Park, based on 21 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Giant Coot in Madidi National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Giant Coot in Madidi National Park in our monthly data.