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Coot - Red-knobbed Coot

Fulica cristata

Photo by Karan Raghwa
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Field Notes

Description:

dark grey-black rail with a striking white bill and frontal shield; breeding adults has two swollen red knobs above frontal shield
Photo taken at Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania

Habitat:

Lakes and pools.

Notes:

Info taken from: Birds of East Africa by Terry Stevenson & John Fanshawe

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PublishedMarch 21, 2020

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