Birds > Rails & Coots
The Giant Coot (Fulica gigantea), known locally as the Pari or Ajoya, is the undisputed heavyweight titan of the global rail family. Confined to freezing, windswept alpine lakes high in the South American Andes up to 5,000 meters above sea level, this colossal,...
Birds > Rails & Coots
The Red-knobbed Coot (Fulica cristata), also known as the Crested Coot, is an iconic aquatic rail native to the freshwater wetlands of Africa and southwestern Europe. Closely resembling the common coot with its soot-black body and stark white facial shield, it is...
Birds > Rails & Coots
The African Crake (Crex egregia) is a handsome, medium-sized grassland rail resident throughout the savannas and damp plains of sub-Saharan Africa. The closest living relative of the Eurasian Corncrake, it is characterized by its bold black-and-white zebra-barred...
Birds > Rails & Coots
The Spotted Crake (Porzana porzana) is a small, exquisitely patterned wetland bird of the rail family Rallidae. Inhabiting the densest, most inaccessible freshwater fens and flooded sedge marshes across Eurasia, it is globally celebrated for its enchanting, nocturnal...
Birds > Finfoots & Rails
The Sungrebe (Heliornis fulica), also known as the American Finfoot, is a remarkable Neotropical waterbird and the only American member of the ancient family Heliornithidae. With a slender, torpedo-shaped body, vivid red bill, and dazzling black-and-yellow banded...
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