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Gruiformes / Rallidae / Fulica

Andean Coot

Fulica ardesiaca

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (slccoo1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Gruiformes
Family: Rallidae
Genus: Fulica

Subspecies (2)

Fulica ardesiaca ardesiaca

Andes of Peru (except perhaps in far north) southward to northern Chile (Antofagasta) and northwestern Argentina (northern Catamarca)
Fulica ardesiaca atrura

Andes of southern Colombia and Ecuador (and presumably northern Peru), and coastal Peru

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (slccoo1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.