The Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) is a rails and crake found across Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. A secretive marsh bird more often heard than seen. It typically occurs in dense wetland vegetation.
In the Nordic countries the Eurasian Coot is best described as a summer visitor. Its global conservation status is assessed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. On Fågelkartan you can see where it has been reported over the last 30 days, based on open data from the national species-observation systems.
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