Andean Coot

Copyright: DK/monacoeye • Chile • April 2011 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Andean Coot
Latin: Fulica ardesiaca
Other: Focha andina
Family: Rallidae • Rails, Coots
Range: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina
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Many thanks to Dirk for sending in this nice photo of an Andean Coot at the Salar de Atacama, Chile.

Bill and frontal shield can vary in colour from yellow and red to white. See below for paler variants.

Below: Andean Coot at Papallacta Gorge in Ecuador in April, with white bill and frontal shield.