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title: "Roodbandkoet"
description: "Fulica armillata — Vogels. The red-gartered coot (Fulica armillata) is a species of bird in subfamily Rallinae of family Rallidae, the rails, gallinules, and coots."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/red-gartered-coot
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Roodbandkoet

> Fulica armillata — Vogels. The red-gartered coot (Fulica armillata) is a species of bird in subfamily Rallinae of family Rallidae, the rails, gallinules, and coots.

- Scientific name: *Fulica armillata*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 5663
- Wikidata: [Q1267239](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1267239)
- iNaturalist taxon: [488](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/488)

## Names

- en: Red-gartered Coot
- de: Gelbschnabel-Blässhuhn
- es: Gallareta ligas rojas
- fr: Foulque à jarretières
- nl: Roodbandkoet
- pt: Carqueja-de-bico-manchado
- pl: Łyska żółtodzioba

## Countries with the most observations

AR (3371), CL (1771), UY (88), BR (71)

## Summary

The red-gartered coot (Fulica armillata) is a species of bird in subfamily Rallinae of family Rallidae, the rails, gallinules, and coots. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

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

## Photo

![Roodbandkoet](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/red-gartered-coot/medium.jpg)

Photo: Hugo Hulsberg · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/149638447

## Machine access

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