Red-knobbed Coot

Afrikaans name: Bleshoender

Red-knobbed Coot

Photo © Steven Herbert

Fulica cristata

The Red-knobbed Coot is found over most of the southern half of Africa and also some parts of southern Europe.

It is a common bird on dams and ponds and is normally seen on the water. It has a small bit of webbing on its tows which assists when paddling.

The main food of the Red-knobbed Coot is weeds which it gets by diving under water. It will take small animals or eggs if the opportunity arises.

The pair make a nest out of reeds and other plants on the water. It is normally next to a clump of reeds or other vegetation.

Roberts Birds Names by Edition

Edition	Roberts nr	Scientific name
1st	212	Fulica cristata
2nd	212	Fulica cristata
3rd	212	Fulica cristata
4th	212	Fulica cristata
5th	228	Fulica cristata
6th	228	Fulica cristata
7th	226	Fulica cristata

Edition	Roberts nr	English name
1st	212	African Coot
2nd	212	Red-knobbed Coot
3rd	212	Red-knobbed Coot
4th	212	Red-knobbed Coot
5th	228	Redknobbed Coot
6th	228	Redknobbed Coot
7th	226	Red-knobbed Coot

Edition	Roberts nr	Afrikaans name
1st	212	Bleshoender
2nd	212	Bleshoender
3rd	212	Bleshoender
4th	212	Bleshoender
5th	228	Bleshoender
6th	228	Bleshoender
7th	226	Bleshoender

References and further reading

Wildlife of the Cape Peninsula - Author: Duncan Butchart - Published: 2001 - Page: 41

Wildlife of Southern Africa - Author: Martin Withers and David Hosking - Published: 2011 - Page: 76

Tracks and Tracking in Southern Africa - Author: Louis Liebenberg - Published: 2000 - Page: 34

Wild About Johannesburg - Author: Duncan Butchart - Published: 1995 - Page: 35

The Sandton Field Guide - Author: Sandton Nature Conservation Society - Published: 1982 - Page: 46

The Birds of South Africa - Author: Hazel Stokes - Published: 1979 - Page: 13

The Birds of South Africa - 1st Edition - Author: Dr. Austin Roberts - Published: 1949 - Page: 87

Southern African Bird Names Explained - Author: Charles Clinning - Published: 1989 - Page: 63

Southern African Wildlife - Author: Readers Digest - Published: 1989 - Page: 136

Sasol Birds of Southern Africa - 4th Edition - Author: Ian Sinclair et al. - Published: 2011 - Page: 144

Sasol Birds of Southern Africa - 1st Edition - Author: Ian Sinclair et al. - Published: 1993 - Page: 142

Roberts Birds of Southern Africa - 6th Edition - Author: Gordon Lindsay Maclean - Published: 1993 - Page: 200

Roberts Birds of Southern Africa - 5th Edition - Author: Gordon Lindsay Maclean - Published: 1985 - Page: 203

Roberts Birds of South Africa - 3rd Edition - Author: McLachlan and Liversidge - Published: 1975 - Page: 141

Roberts Birds of South Africa - 4th Edition - Author: McLachlan and Liversidge - Published: 1981 - Page: 149

Roberts Bird Guide - Author: Hugh Chittenden - Published: 2007 - Page: 100

Roberts Birds of South Africa - 2nd edition - Author: McLachlan and Liversidge - Published: 1957 - Page: 111

Questions and Answers - Birds of Southern Africa - Author: Deirdre Richards - Published: 1990 - Page: 7

Newmans Birds of Southern Africa - 1st Edition - Author: Ken Newman - Published: 1984 - Page: 96

Newmans Birds of Southern Africa - 7th Edition - Author: Ken Newman - Published: 2000 - Page: 96

Illustrated Guide to the Game Parks and Nature Reserves of SA - 2nd edn - Author: Readers Digest - Published: 1991 - Page: 409

Meeting with Birds - Author: Tom Spence - Published: 1986 - Page: 24

Ian Sinclairs Field Guide to the Birds of Southern Africa - 2nd Edition - Author: Ian Sinclair - Published: 1988 - Page: 102

Freshwater Life - Author: C. Griffiths, J. Day & M. Picker - Published: 2015 - Page: 58

Field Guide to the Birds of Kruger National Park - Author: Ian Sinclair and Ian Whyte - Published: 1991 - Page: 80

Everyones Guide to South African Birds - Author: John Sinclair and John Mendelsohn - Published: 1987 - Page: 48

Birds of the Transvaal - Author: Tarboton, Kemp and Kemp - Published: 1987 - Page: 82

Collins Illustrated Checklist - Birds of Southern Africa - 1st edition - Author: Ber van Perlo - Published: 1999 - Page: 24

Birds of the Transkei - Author: C.D. Quickelberge - Published: 1989 - Page: 52

Birds of the South Western Cape - Author: Joy Frandsen - Published: 0 - Page: 72

Birds of the Natal Drakensberg Park - Author: Robin Little and William Bainbridge - Published: 1992 - Page: 32

Bird Atlas of Natal - Author: Digby Cyrus and Nigel Robson - Published: 1980 - Page: 100

Birds of Southern Africa - Kruger National Park - Author: Kenneth Newman - Published: 1985 - Page: 36

A First Guide to South African Birds - 7th Edition - Author: Leonard Gill - Published: 1975 - Page: 164

A First Guide to South African Birds - 6th Edition - Author: Leonard Gill - Published: 1959 - Page: 164

A Field Guide to the Birds of Southern Africa - 2nd Edition - Author: O.P.M. Prozesky - Published: 1983 - Page: 98

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