Bird
Eurasian Coot
Fulica atra · Rallidae · Gruiformes
Best monthsJan · Apr–Maymost records
Records6,003,960in 94 countries
Most seen inNetherlands1,110,613 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Eurasian Coot in brief
The eurasian coot (Fulica atra) is a bird of the Rallidae family — species of bird.
Across the 94 countries we cover it has 6,003,960 published records, most of them from the Netherlands, Australia and the United Kingdom. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in January, April and May.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Netherlands1,110,613 records · best Apr, Jan
Australia723,585 records · best Oct, Jan
United Kingdom696,023 records · best Apr, May
Sweden600,635 records · best Apr, May
Denmark449,612 records · best Apr, Mar
France441,129 records · best Jan, Apr
Spain326,813 records · best Jan, Apr
Belgium295,176 records · best Mar, Jan
Germany259,360 records · best Apr, May
India200,569 records · best Jan, Feb
Norway91,935 records · best Apr, May
Portugal64,192 records · best Oct, Apr
Italy63,333 records · best Jan, Dec
Taiwan58,435 records · best Dec, Jan
Switzerland52,427 records · best Apr, May
Japan48,633 records · best Dec, Jan
Russia45,747 records · best May, Apr
Poland43,030 records · best May, Oct
Israel42,908 records · best Jan, Nov
Czechia39,149 records · best Apr, May
Türkiye36,164 records · best Jan, May
Austria32,635 records · best Mar, May
China31,817 records · best Dec, Jan
New Zealand24,887 records · best Nov, Jan
Finland21,636 records · best May, Apr
South Korea17,293 records · best Jan, Mar
Ukraine16,892 records · best Apr, May
Bulgaria15,526 records · best Jan, May
Greece15,431 records · best Apr, May
Estonia14,440 records · best Apr, May
Ireland11,376 records · best May, Sep
Serbia10,685 records · best Jan, Feb
Hungary8,502 records · best May, Apr
Romania8,271 records · best May, Apr
Croatia7,587 records · best Sep, Apr
Morocco5,993 records · best Mar, Apr
United Arab Emirates5,956 records · best Jan, Dec
Belarus5,327 records · best May, Apr
Cyprus5,273 records · best Apr, Mar
Luxembourg4,449 records · best Apr, May
Slovakia3,939 records · best May, Apr
Iran3,584 records · best Jan, May
Slovenia3,538 records · best Apr, Jan
Lithuania3,464 records · best May, Apr
Mongolia3,301 records · best Jun, May
Georgia3,046 records · best May, Sep
Kuwait2,144 records · best Nov, Jan
Kazakhstan2,068 records · best May, Jun
Nepal1,834 records · best Dec, Jan
Algeria1,747 records · best Sep, Dec
Egypt1,541 records · best Dec, Nov
Latvia1,426 records · best May, Apr
Moldova1,240 records · best May, Apr
Armenia1,216 records · best May, Apr
Oman1,215 records · best Nov, Feb
Montenegro1,151 records · best Apr, May
Albania1,025 records · best Oct, Feb
Philippines1,005 records · best Nov, Dec
Saudi Arabia877 records · best Nov, Feb
Kyrgyzstan857 records · best Jul, May
Sri Lanka820 records · best Dec, Nov
North Macedonia795 records · best Oct, Sep
Qatar769 records · best Oct, Nov
Azerbaijan750 records · best Mar, May
Iceland724 records · best Apr, Jun
Pakistan678 records · best Feb, Mar
Tunisia673 records · best Apr, Mar
Jordan596 records · best Mar, Oct
Kosovo560 records · best May, Mar
Palestine520 records · best Nov, Dec
Cambodia477 records · best Feb, Jan
Myanmar449 records · best Jan, Dec
Bosnia and Herzegovina370 records · best May, Apr
Iraq363 records · best Jan, Mar
Bangladesh321 records · best Feb, Dec
Lebanon274 records · best Apr, Oct
Uzbekistan271 records · best May, Apr
Malta228 records · best Jan, Apr
Tajikistan176 records · best Mar, May
Afghanistan92 records · best Mar, Apr
Bahrain87 records · best Nov, Apr
Liechtenstein61 records · best Oct, Jul
Syria61 records · best Apr, May
Mauritania47 records · best Jan, Mar
North Korea37 records · best Mar, Jun
Libya29 records · best Oct, Dec
East Timor28 records · best Oct, Apr
Yemen19 records · best Jan, Apr
Turkmenistan13 records · best Jan, Mar
Andorra3 records · best Aug, Sep
Monaco2 records · best Jul, Dec
Cape Verde2 records · best Feb, Dec
Palau2 records · best Mar, Nov
Vatican City1 records · best May, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
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