Horned coot
Fulica cornuta Bonaparte, 1853
The horned coot (Fulica cornuta) is a species in the family Rallidae, order Gruiformes. Recorded adults weigh 1.84 kg to 2.36 kg. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.
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Quick facts about the horned coot
- Weight
- 1.84 kg – 2.36 kgsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- wetlandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3.95src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the horned coot live?
Not recorded
What is the horned coot?
The horned coot (Fulica cornuta) is a species of bird found in the Andes of South America. It was described by Bonaparte in 1853 based on a specimen collected in Bolivia. For a long time it was known only from the type specimen.
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Is the horned coot endangered?
The horned coot is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species.
How is the horned coot classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderGruiformes
- familyRallidae
- genusFulica
- SpeciesFulica cornuta Bonaparte, 1853
Other names and names in other languages (29)
- غرة مقرنةArabic
- fotja de banyes negresCatalan
- cwtiar gorniogWelsh
- HornblishøneDanish
- RüsselblässhuhnGerman
- korna fulikoEsperanto
- Focha cornudaSpanish
- Gallareta CornudaSpanish
- Tagua cornudaSpanish
- sarviklaukEstonian
- sarvinokikanaFinnish
- Foulque cornueFrench
- ormányos szárcsaHungarian
- Folaga dai ciuffettiItalian
- ツノオオバンJapanese
- raguotasis laukysLithuanian
- HoornkoetDutch
- hornsothøneNorwegian
- łyska rogataPolish
- carqueja-de-chifresPortuguese
- galeirão-de-chifresPortuguese
- Рогатая лысухаRussian
- lyska rohatáSlovak
- Rogata liskaSerbian
- hornsothönaSwedish
- Boynuzlu MekeTurkish
- лиска рогатаUkrainian
- 角骨顶Chinese
- 角瓣蹼雞Chinese
Relatives of the horned coot
Other species in the same genus Fulica.
Eurasian coot
Fulica atra
American coot
Fulica americana
Red-knobbed coot
Fulica cristata
Giant coot
Fulica gigantea
Hawaiian coot
Fulica alai
Andean coot
Fulica ardesiaca
CompareHorned coot vs Eurasian cootHorned coot vs American cootHorned coot vs Red-knobbed cootHorned coot vs Giant coot
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the horned coot?
An adult horned coot weighs 1.84 kg – 2.36 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the horned coot endangered?
The horned coot is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.
What kind of animal is the horned coot?
The horned coot (Fulica cornuta) belongs to the family Rallidae in the order Gruiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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