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title: "Punakoet"
description: "Fulica ardesiaca — Vogels. The Andean coot (Fulica ardesiaca), also known as the slate-colored coot, is a species of bird in subfamily Rallinae of family Rallidae, the rails, gallinules, and coots."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/slate-colored-coot
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Punakoet

> Fulica ardesiaca — Vogels. The Andean coot (Fulica ardesiaca), also known as the slate-colored coot, is a species of bird in subfamily Rallinae of family Rallidae, the rails, gallinules, and coots.

- Scientific name: *Fulica ardesiaca*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren), `mountains` (Bergen)
- iNaturalist observations: 3805
- Wikidata: [Q1262940](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1262940)
- iNaturalist taxon: [479](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/479)

## Names

- en: Slate-colored Coot
- de: Andenblässhuhn
- es: Gallareta Andina
- fr: Foulque ardoisée
- nl: Punakoet
- pl: Łyska andyjska

## Countries with the most observations

BO (1257), PE (869), EC (859), AR (197), CL (137), CO (47)

## Summary

The Andean coot (Fulica ardesiaca), also known as the slate-colored coot, is a species of bird in subfamily Rallinae of family Rallidae, the rails, gallinules, and coots. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

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

## Photo

![Punakoet](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/slate-colored-coot/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andra Waagmeester · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/131159450

## Machine access

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