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Giant Coot

Fulica gigantea
Eydoux, JFT; Souleyet, LFA, 1841
Gallareta Gigante
Family: Rallidae
Order: Gruiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern
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Synonyms: Fulcia gigantea.


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Number of Photography: 144

Foto
Photography ID: 671316
  Juvenile
Amaicha del Valle
Tucumán
Argentina
10/24/2021
Viviana Fuentes
Foto
Photography ID: 671315
  Juvenile
Amaicha del Valle
Tucumán
Argentina
10/09/2021
Viviana Fuentes
Foto
Photography ID: 664256
 Laguna de Rumichaca
Cuzco
Peru
09/22/2025
Julian Uriel Collado
Foto
Photography ID: 664255
 Laguna de Rumichaca
Cuzco
Peru
09/22/2025
Julian Uriel Collado
Foto
Photography ID: 663984
 Laguna de Rumichaca
Cuzco
Peru
09/22/2025
Silvina Collado
Foto
Photography ID: 662906
  Adult
Abra Pampa
Jujuy
Argentina
11/13/2025
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 662905
  Adult
Abra Pampa
Jujuy
Argentina
11/13/2025
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 660667
  Adult
Abra Pampa
Jujuy
Argentina
11/13/2025
Pablo Serur
Foto
Photography ID: 656067
  Adult
Abra Pampa
Jujuy
Argentina
09/18/2025
Eduardo Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 656066
  Adult
Abra Pampa
Jujuy
Argentina
09/18/2025
Eduardo Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 655010
  Adult
Abra Pampa
Jujuy
Argentina
09/18/2025
Sergio Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 655009
  Adult
Abra Pampa
Jujuy
Argentina
09/18/2025
Sergio Cusano



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Number of Recorded Vocalizations: 2



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Pablo Bruni07/13/2024ArgentinaJujuyLaguna del Huancar, Abra PampaN/AN/AYesNo
Pablo Bruni07/13/2024ArgentinaJujuyLaguna del Huancar, Abra PampaN/AN/AYesNo


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Number of Films: 5


Video ID: 6785
  Adult
Abra Pampa
Jujuy
Argentina
09/18/2025
Eduardo Cusano
Video ID: 6784
  Adult
Abra Pampa
Jujuy
Argentina
09/18/2025
Eduardo Cusano
Video ID: 6640
  Adult
Abra Pampa
Jujuy
Argentina
04/13/2025
Diego Carus



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Number of Records: 207



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
241959017/01/2026ArgentinaJujuyLagunillas2Hernán Alvarado
241958917/01/2026ArgentinaJujuyLagunillas, Rinconada2Hernán Alvarado
239944813/11/2025ArgentinaJujuyLaguna del Huancar, Abra PampaFederico J. Villegas
239102413/11/2025ArgentinaJujuyLaguna del Huancar, Abra PampaPablo Serur
240245322/09/2025PeruCuzcoLaguna de Rumichaca10Silvina Collado
240164922/09/2025PeruCuzcoLaguna de Rumichaca10Julian Uriel Collado
237238018/09/2025ArgentinaJujuyLaguna del Huancar, Abra PampaEduardo Cusano
236998718/09/2025ArgentinaJujuyLaguna del Huancar, Abra PampaSergio Cusano
235725101/09/2025ArgentinaJujuyLagunillas, Rinconada14Hugo Caverzasi
235680331/08/2025ArgentinaJujuyLaguna del Huancar, Abra PampaPablo Capovilla
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Giant Coot (Fulica gigantea) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.