Eurasian Coot

Fulica atra

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderGruiformes (Cranes, Rails, and Allies)
FamilyRallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots)
GenusFulica (Coots)
SpeciesFulica atra (Eurasian Coot)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Vanoise National Park

13 Verified sightings at Vanoise National Park From 2019 to 2026

21,213 Verified sightings across all 69 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Eurasian Coot

The Eurasian coot (Fulica atra), also known as the common coot or Australian coot, is a member of the rail and crake bird family, the Rallidae. It is found in Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and parts of North Africa. It has a slaty-black body, a glossy black head and a white bill with a white frontal shield. The sexes are similar in appearance.

The Eurasian coot was formally described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae under its current binomial name Fulica atra. Linnaeus specified the locality as Europe but this is now restricted to Sweden. The binomial name is from Latin: Fulica means 'coot', and atra means 'black'.

Four subspecies are recognised: F. a. atra Linnaeus, 1758 – Europe and north Africa to Japan, India, southeast Asia, Philippines and Borneo F. a. lugubris Müller, S, 1847 – Java, Bali, northwest New Guinea F. a. novaeguineae Rand, 1940 – central New Guinea

F. a. australis Gould, 1845 – Australia and New Zealand An extinct subspecies F. atra pontica has been described from the Chalcolithic (around 4800–4400 BP) from the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast. The Eurasian coot is 36–38... Wikipedia →

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	Daily sighting probability
1	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	~70%
2	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~60%
3	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	~50%
4	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	~40%
5	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	~40%
6	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	~40%
7	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	~30%
8	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	~30%
9	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	~20%
10	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	~20%
11	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	~20%
12	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	~20%
13	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	~20%
14	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	~20%
15	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	~20%
16	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	~10%
17	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	~10%
18	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~10%
19	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~10%
20	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~10%
21	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	~10%
22	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~10%
23	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	~10%
24	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	~10%
25	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	~10%
26	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	<5%
27	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	<5%
28	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
29	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	<5%
30	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	<5%
31	Tongariro National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	<5%
32	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	<5%
33	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	<5%
34	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
35	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	<5%
36	Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
37	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
38	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	<5%
39	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
40	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	<5%
41	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
42	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	<5%
43	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
44	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	<5%
45	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
46	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	Insufficient data
47	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
48	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	Insufficient data
49	Flinders Chase	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
50	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
51	Gir National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
52	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
53	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
54	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	Insufficient data
55	Jiuzhaigou National Park	🇨🇳 China	Insufficient data
56	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	Insufficient data
57	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data
58	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
59	Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
60	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	Insufficient data
61	Maria Island National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
62	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
63	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	Insufficient data
64	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
65	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
66	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	Insufficient data
67	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
68	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
69	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	Insufficient data

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