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title: "White-winged Coot"
description: "Fulica leucoptera — Uccelli. The white-winged coot (Fulica leucoptera) is a species of bird in the subfamily Rallinae of the family Rallidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/white-winged-coot
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# White-winged Coot

> Fulica leucoptera — Uccelli. The white-winged coot (Fulica leucoptera) is a species of bird in the subfamily Rallinae of the family Rallidae.

- Scientific name: *Fulica leucoptera*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi)
- iNaturalist observations: 4487
- Wikidata: [Q1268737](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1268737)
- iNaturalist taxon: [486](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/486)

## Names

- en: White-winged Coot
- de: Weißflügelblässhuhn
- es: Gallareta de alas blancas
- fr: Foulque leucoptère
- nl: Witvleugelkoet
- pt: Carqueja-de-bico-amarelo
- pl: Łyska złotoczelna

## Countries with the most observations

AR (3712), CL (405), BR (109), UY (35), BO (25), PE (3)

## Summary

The white-winged coot (Fulica leucoptera) is a species of bird in the subfamily Rallinae of the family Rallidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay, and the Falkland Islands.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-winged_coot

## Photo

![White-winged Coot](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/white-winged-coot/medium.jpg)

Photo: Hugo Hulsberg · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/149599713

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/white-winged-coot?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).