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Common Name

Red Knobbed Coot

Alternate Names

Crested Coot

Common Type

Coot

Order

Gruiformes

Family

Rallidae

Genus

Fulica

Species

cristata

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Namibia,

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

Freshwater lakes and ponds

Distribution and Range

Much of Africa and southernmost Spain

Food

Primarily dives for aquatic plants but will also feed on invertibrates, eggs, small reptiles and fish

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