Giant coot coot, the giant coot is monogamous and the pair builds a huge nest in a highland lake. However, unlike the horned coot, the nest of the giant coot is primarily made of aquatic vegetation and – as it is fiercely territorial – it never forms colonies. Giant coot The giant coot ("Fulica gigantea") is a species of coot from South America. It is found at lakes in the altiplano from central Peru, through western Bolivia, to north-eastern Chile and extreme north-western Argentina. With a total length of 48–64 cm (19–25 in), it is the second largest extant member of the
Eurasian coot on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds" (AEWA) applies. An extinct subspecies ("Fulica atra pontica") has been described from the Eneolithic (around 4800-4400 BP) of Bulgarian Black Sea Coast. Eurasian coot The Eurasian coot ("Fulica atra"), also known as the common coot, is a member of the rail and crake bird family, the Rallidae. The scientific name is from Latin; "Fulica" is "coot", and "atra" is "black". It is found in Europe, Asia, Australia and parts of Africa. The Australian subspecies is known as the Australian coot. The coot breeds across much of the Old World on freshwater lakes and