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 Tortuguero National Park
American Purple Gallinule
Porphyrio martinica
Russet-naped Wood-Rail
Aramides albiventris
White-throated Crake
Laterallus albigularis
Gray-breasted Crake
Laterallus exilis
Common Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
Hapalocrex flaviventer
Porzana flaviventer
Uniform Crake
Amaurolimnas concolor
Gray-cowled Wood-Rail
Aramides cajanea
Sungrebe
Heliornis fulica
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 Tortuguero National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a American Coot sighting in Tortuguero National Park, based on 14 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see American Coot in Tortuguero National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for American Coot in Tortuguero National Park in our monthly data.