Eurasian coot: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Eurasian coot lives – recorded in 86 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Fulica atra
Group	Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	86 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania
Mass	36.5 g (birth weight); 835 g (male organism, adult weight); 715 g (female organism, adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Gruiformes
Family	Rallidae

Where does the Eurasian coot live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Eurasian coot in 86 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe and Oceania. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains, Africa, Hefei.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is an Eurasian coot?

Wikidata records the following for the Eurasian coot: mass 36.5 g (birth weight); 835 g (male organism, adult weight); 715 g (female organism, adult weight).

Is the Eurasian coot endangered?

The Eurasian coot’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Eurasian coot?

The Eurasian coot (Fulica atra) is a bird in the order Gruiformes and the family Rallidae, genus Fulica. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Eurasian coot (revision 1357275609), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q25376 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).