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title: "Knobbelmeerkoet"
description: "Fulica cristata — Vogels. The red-knobbed coot or crested coot (Fulica cristata) is a member of the rail and crake bird family, the Rallidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/red-knobbed-coot
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Knobbelmeerkoet

> Fulica cristata — Vogels. The red-knobbed coot  or crested coot (Fulica cristata) is a member of the rail and crake bird family, the Rallidae.

- Scientific name: *Fulica cristata*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 7846
- Wikidata: [Q748033](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q748033)
- iNaturalist taxon: [487](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/487)

## Names

- en: Red-knobbed Coot
- de: Kammblässhuhn
- es: Focha moruna
- fr: Foulque à crête
- it: Folaga cristata
- nl: Knobbelmeerkoet
- pt: Galeirão-de-crista
- pl: Łyska czubata

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (5750), ES (1007), KE (197), TZ (179), MA (143), NA (129), ET (89), PT (56), UG (21), ZW (18), YE (12), SA (11)

## Summary

The red-knobbed coot  or crested coot (Fulica cristata) is a member of the rail and crake bird family, the Rallidae.
It is a resident breeder across much of Africa and in southernmost Spain on freshwater lakes and ponds. It builds a nest of dead reeds near the water's edge or more commonly afloat, laying about 7 eggs (or more in good conditions).

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

## Photo

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

Photo: bdhimes · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/309021193

## Machine access

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