Description English: Fulica cristata Gmelin, 1789
Date June 2018
Author Clint Ralph
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fulica_cristata00.jpg

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. The red-knobbed coot is largely black except for the white frontal shield.