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title: "Giant Coot"
description: "Fulica gigantea — Aves. The giant coot (Fulica gigantea) is a species of bird in subfamily Rallinae of family Rallidae, the rails, gallinules, and coots."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/giant-coot
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Giant Coot

> Fulica gigantea — Aves. The giant coot (Fulica gigantea) is a species of bird in subfamily Rallinae of family Rallidae, the rails, gallinules, and coots.

- Scientific name: *Fulica gigantea*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 1005
- Wikidata: [Q785664](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q785664)
- iNaturalist taxon: [489](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/489)

## Names

- en: Giant Coot
- de: Riesenblässhuhn
- es: Gallareta Gigante
- fr: Foulque géante
- nl: Reuzenkoet
- pl: Łyska wielka

## Countries with the most observations

PE (290), BO (286), CL (276), AR (97)

## Summary

The giant coot (Fulica gigantea) is a species of bird in subfamily Rallinae of family Rallidae, the rails, gallinules, and coots. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.

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

## Photo

![Giant Coot](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/giant-coot/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andreas Manz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/37350365

## Machine access

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