Horned Coot | Animalz

Horned CootThis rail lives on rocky-bottom lakes in the high Andes. Adults are dark with a fleshy frontal caruncle and build stone nests that rise to the water surface.What does it look like?Adults are dark, with an orange-yellow bill marked with black above and a dark fleshy frontal caruncle. Juveniles are paler than adults.How does it live?This rail lives on rocky-bottom lakes in the high Andes. Adults are dark with a fleshy frontal caruncle and build stone nests that rise to the water surface.Chile records place breeding in July–December. On rocky-bottom highland lakes, the birds build stone mounds that rise to the water surface.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.