---
title: "Carqueja-de-escudo-roxo"
description: "Fulica rufifrons — Aves. The red-fronted coot (Fulica rufifrons) is a species of bird in subfamily Rallinae of family Rallidae, the rails, gallinules, and coots."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/red-fronted-coot
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Carqueja-de-escudo-roxo

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

- Scientific name: *Fulica rufifrons*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 3473
- Wikidata: [Q1265803](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1265803)
- iNaturalist taxon: [491](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/491)

## Names

- en: Red-fronted Coot
- de: Rotstirnblässhuhn
- es: Gallareta escudete rojo
- fr: Foulque à front rouge
- nl: Roodschildkoet
- pt: Carqueja-de-escudo-roxo
- pl: Łyska czerwonoczelna

## Countries with the most observations

AR (2413), CL (815), BR (56), UY (24)

## Summary

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

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

## Photo

![Carqueja-de-escudo-roxo](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/red-fronted-coot/medium.jpg)

Photo: Nicolás Garcés · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/378427204

## Machine access

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