Eurasian Coot
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Eurasian Coot

Fulica atra

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Jim Corbett National Park
2 Verified records at Jim Corbett National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Jim Corbett National Park

White-breasted Waterhen
LC

White-breasted Waterhen

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Amaurornis phoenicurus

5–10% · With luck
Slaty-legged Crake
LC Endemic

Slaty-legged Crake

Bird

Rallina eurizonoides

Insufficient data
Brown Bush-hen

Brown Bush-hen

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Amaurornis akool

<5% · Rare
Common Moorhen
LC

Common Moorhen

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gallinula chloropus

<5% · Rare
Ruddy-breasted Crake

Ruddy-breasted Crake

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Porzana fusca

<5% · Rare
Sarus Crane
VU

Sarus Crane

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Grus antigone

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

📊

Fewer than 5 records of Eurasian Coot at Jim Corbett National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
60–70%
2 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
60–70%
3 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
50–60%
4 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
30–40%
5 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
30–40%
6 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
30–40%
7 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
8 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
20–30%
9 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
10 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
20–30%
11 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
12 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
13 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
10–20%
14 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
10–20%
15 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
16 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
17 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
10–20%
18 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
19 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
20 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
21 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
22 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
23 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
24 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
25 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
5–10%
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 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
47 Arthur's Pass National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data
48 Lorentz National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
49 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
50 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data
51 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
Insufficient data
52 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
Insufficient data
53 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
54 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
55 Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
56 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
57 Maria Island National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
58 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
59 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
60 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
61 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
62 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data
63 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
64 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
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