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Red-knobbed Coot
Bleshoender · Fulica cristata
A plump, sooty-black waterbird with a clean white bill and forehead shield, plus two little red bumps on top that give it its name. It dives for water plants and squabbles noisily with neighbours, splashing across the surface. Coots gather on bigger open dams, sometimes in large rafts.
Log your Red-knobbed Coot sighting — free →How to identify it
An all-black waterbird with a white bill and forehead shield, topped by two small red knobs in the breeding season.
Listen for its call
A sharp, metallic 'claak' and various clucks from open water.
Where to see it in Kruger
Swims on open dams and larger pans, sometimes in big floating groups.
Did you know
It is a feisty bird that runs and splashes across the water to chase rivals away from its patch.
Often confused with
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