| Red-knobbed coot | |
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| Adult birds in South Africa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Family: | Rallidae |
| Genus: | Fulica |
| Species: | F. cristata
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| Binomial name | |
| Fulica cristata Gmelin, JF, 1789
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The red-knobbed coot or crested coot, (Fulica cristata), is a member of the rail and crake bird family, the Rallidae.
It is a resident breeder across much of Africa and in southernmost Spain on freshwater lakes and ponds. It builds a nest of dead reeds near the water's edge or more commonly afloat, laying about 7 eggs (or more in good conditions).[2]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Fulica cristata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22692907A89656879. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22692907A89656879.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Liversidge, Richard. “The birds around us: Birds of the Southern African region” Pub: Fontein 1991 ISBN 978-1-874851-01-1