black plumage; white bill and frontal shield (South Africa; 2007-06-30)


Red-knobbed Coot
Fulica cristata

Native Range: Africa

Notes: distinctive red knobs on the head (in both sexes) give this bird its name; inhabits ponds, lakes, and wetlands in eastern and southern Africa.


red head-knobs; red iris (South Africa; 2007-06-30)

has lobed toes and can walk well (South Africa; 2007-06-30)

must taxi on water or land to take flight (South Africa; 2007-06-30)

juvenile; lacks the white bill and frontal shield (South Africa; 2007-06-30)