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Red-fronted Coot
Fulica rufifrons Philippi, RA; Landbeck, CL 1861
The red-fronted coot is a species of bird in the family Rallidae. At 36–43 cm (14–17 in), it is a mid-sized species of coot. It is found in Argentina, southern Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, southern Peru and Uruguay. There are also records from Bolivia and the Falkland Islands. Its natural habitat is swamps and well-vegetated lakes and ponds. Fossils of this species are known from the Laguna de Tagua Tagua formation of Chile. Source: Wikipedia
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Gruiformes
Family:
Rallidae
Genus:
Fulica
Scientific:
Fulica rufifrons
Classification
Order:Gruiformes
Family:
Rallidae
Genus:
Fulica
Scientific:
Fulica rufifrons
Original description
Citation:
Philippi, RA; Landbeck, CL 1861
Reference:
Anales Univ. Chile
19 p.507
Protonym:
Tulica rufifrons
Type locality:
Chile.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50443487
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
CFC1D518DD4C9B3C
Avibase ID:
avibase-CFC1D518
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/CFC1D518
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 176300
Geographic range:
- Fulica rufifrons: Paraguay to Uruguay, southeastern Brazil, southern Peru, and Tierra del Fuego
Source: Clements checklist
Red-fronted Coot
Catalan:
Fotja de front vermell
Czech:
lyska červenočelá
Danish:
Rødpandet Blishøne
German:
Rotstirn-Bläßhuhn
Spanish:
Focha Frentirroja
Spanish (Spain):
Focha Frentirroja
Finnish:
lymynokikana
French:
Foulque à front rouge
Croatian:
crvenočela liska
Hungarian:
vörösszarvú szárcsa
Italian:
Folaga fronterossa
Japanese (romaji):
akabitaiooban
Japanese:
アカビタイオオバン
Lithuanian:
Raudonkaktis laukys
Dutch:
Roodschildkoet
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Raudpannesothøne
Norwegian:
Rødpannesothøne
Polish:
łyska czerwonoczelna
Portuguese:
carqueja-de-escudo-vermelho
Portuguese (Brazil):
carqueja-de-escudo-vermelho
Portuguese (Portugal):
galeirão-de-escudo-vermelho
Russian:
Краснолобая лысуха
Slovak:
lyska červenočelá
Serbian:
Crvenočela liska
Swedish:
rödpannad sothöna
Ukrainian:
Лиска червонолоба
Chinese:
红额骨顶
Chinese (Traditional):
紅額瓣蹼雞
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Foulque à front rouge ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Foulque à front rouge ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Clements 1st edition: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Clements, version 2021: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Clements, version 2022: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Clements, version 2023: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Clements, version 2024: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Clements 4th edition: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Clements 6th edition: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Clements, version 2015: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Clements, version 2016: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Clements, version 2017: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Clements, version 2018: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Clements, version 2019: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| eBird version 1.50: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| eBird version 1.52: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| eBird version 1.53: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| eBird version 1.54: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| eBird version 1.55: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| eBird version 2015: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| eBird version 2016: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| eBird version 2017: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| eBird version 2018: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| eBird version 2019: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| eBird version 2021: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| eBird version 2022: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| eBird version 2023: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| eBird version 2024: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Fulica rufifrons |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Fulica rufifrons |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Fulica rufifrons |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): Red-fronted Coot ( Fulica rufifrons) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Fulica rufifrons |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Fulica rufifrons |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
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Azerbaijani: qırmızıalın qaşqaldaq
Catalan: Fotja de front vermell
Czech: Lyska cervenocelá, lyska červenočelá
Danish: Rødpandet Blishøne
German: Rotstirnblässhuhn, Rotstirn-Bläßhuhn
English: Red fronted Coot, Red-fronted Coot
English, HBW: Red-fronted Coot
English (IOC): Red-fronted Coot
English (United States): Red-fronted Coot
Esperanto: Ruffrunta fuliko
Spanish: Focha de Frente Roja, Focha Frentirroja, Gallareta Escudete Rojo, Galleretadeescudeterojo, Tagua de frente roja
Spanish (Argentine): Gallareta escudete rojo, Galleretadeescudeterojo
Spanish (Chile): Tagua de frente roja
Spanish (Spain): Focha Frentirroja
Spanish (HBW): Red-fronted Coot
Spanish (Peru): Gallareta de Frente Roja
Spanish (Paraguay): Gallareta escudete rojo
Spanish (Uruguay): Gallareta Escudete Rojo
Estonian: rägalauk
Finnish: Lymynokikana
French: Foulque à front rouge
Guarani: Apetingâ
Croatian: crvenočela liska
Hungarian: vörösszarvú szárcsa
Italian: Folaga fronterossa
Japanese (romaji): akabitaiooban
Japanese: アカビタイオオバン
Kazakh: қызылмаңдай қасқалдақ
Kirghiz: кызыл мандай кашкалдак
Scientific: Fulica rufifrons, Tulica [sic] rufifrons, Tulica rufifrons
Lithuanian: Raudonkaktis laukys
Dutch: Roodschildkoet
Norwegian Nynorsk: Raudpannesothøne
Norwegian: Rødpannesothøne
Polish: lyska czerwonoczelna, łyska czerwonoczelna
Portuguese: Carqueja-de-escudo-roxo, carqueja-de-escudo-vermelho, galinha-d'água-de-fronte-vermelha
Portuguese (Brazil): carqueja-de-escudo-roxo, Carqueja-de-escudo-vermelho, galinha-d'água-de-fronte-vermelha
Portuguese (Portugal): Carqueja-de-escudo-vermelho, galeirão-de-escudo-vermelho
Russian: Красноголовая лысуха, Краснолобая лысуха
Slovak: lyska červenočelá
Serbian: Crvenočela liska
Swedish: Rödpannad sothöna
Turkish: Kırmızı Alınlı Meke
Ukrainian: Лиска червонолоба
Uzbek: қизил пешонали қашқалдоқ
Chinese: 红额骨顶
Chinese (Traditional): 紅額瓣蹼雞
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