Horned Coot (Fulica cornuta)
About the Horned Coot
The horned coot (Fulica cornuta) is a species of bird found in the Andes of South America. It was described by Bonaparte in 1853 based on a specimen collected in Bolivia. For a long time it was known only from the type specimen. Horned coot males average a little larger than the female. With a total length of 46–62 cm (18–24 in) and a reported body mass from 1.6–2.29 kg (3.5–5.0 lb), it averages slightly smaller than the related giant coot as the second largest coot and the third largest extant species of rail.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 6 recordings for this species: 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.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in Argentina, Chile 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.