#0533 · 🐦 birds

Common Coot

🇳🇱 Meerkoet ·Fulica atra

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 in the Netherlands

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Wei Li Jiang · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Caiden · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Анна Голубева · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
4. © Kholodnyak Svetlana · CC BY-NC 4.0
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6. © Erik Eckstein · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. © Dhruva Punde · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. © Scott Rolph · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. © 360pixual · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. © Kholodnyak Svetlana · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The Eurasian coot ( Fulica atra ), also known as coot , is a member of the rail and crake bird family, the Rallidae. The scientific name is from Latin; Fulica is "coot", and atra is "black". It is found in Europe, Asia, Australia and parts of Africa. The Australian subspecies is known as the Australian coot .

base stats

NL sightings 8,470iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 189,162iNaturalist observations
weight 835 gadult, up to
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

Spotted 8,470 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #2 most seen of the birds in NL.
189,162 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Weighs only about 835 g.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).