Red-knobbed Coot, Fulica cristata, is a species of rail found in wetland and river and lake ecosystems.

In the EU27, Fulica cristata is only found in Spain and has a breeding population size of 25-90 pairs and a breeding range size of 8200 square kilometres in the EU27. The breeding population trend in the EU27 is Fluctuating in the short term and Fluctuating in the long term. Fulica cristata has a winter population size of 70-90 individuals in the EU27. The winter population trend in the EU27 is Fluctuating in the short term and Fluctuating in the long term.

The EU population status of Fulica cristata was assessed as Threatened, as the species meets one or more of the IUCN Red List criteria for threatened at the EU27 scale.