Andean Coot (Fulica ardesiaca)
About the Andean Coot
The Andean coot (Fulica ardesiaca), also known as the slate-colored coot, is a species of bird in subfamily Rallinae of family Rallidae, the rails, gallinules, and coots. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The Andean coot has two subspecies, the nominate F. a. ardesiaca and F. a. atrura. They have a somewhat tortuous taxonomic history. The nominate was at one time treated as a subspecies of the American coot (F. americana) and the other as a separate species. Later they were both included as subspecies of the American coot. The current treatment has been widely accepted since the 1980s, but there is some speculation that the subspecies might be full species.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 30 recordings for this species: 3 CC BY-NC-SA · 3 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Eurasian CootFulica atrarecording
- Red-knobbed CootFulica cristatarecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.