Red-gartered Coot

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Red-gartered Coot
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Rallidae
Genus: Fulica
Species: F. armillata
Binomial name
Fulica armillata
Vieillot, 1817

The Red-gartered Coot (Fulica armillata) is a species of bird in the Rallidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Falkland Islands, Paraguay, Saint Helena, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are swamps and freshwater lakes.

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