Birds of Peru

    GRUIFORMES: Rallidae (Rails, Crakes & Coots)  
Genus: Fulica (3 species, 10 worldwide)


Andean Coot
Andean Coot (Fulica ardesiaca atrura)
Laguna Cocha, Pasto, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Andean Coot
Andean Coot (Fulica ardesiaca atrura)
Laguna Cocha, Pasto, Colombia
  Less common white-billed color morph.
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Immature greyer than adult.


Giant Coot
Giant Coot (Fulica gigantea)
Salinas, Arequipa, Peru
  At edge of a nest.
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Adult at nest with immature.
Adult on water.
Immature on water.

Red-fronted Coot
Red-fronted Coot (Fulica rufifrons)
Chile  
   
Photograph by Cristián Pinto     Copyright and usage info



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