Knob-billed Duck

Sarkidiornis melanotos (Pennant, 1769)

Knob-billed Duck, Sarkidiornis melanotos, is a duck in the Anatidae family and the order Anseriformes. It breeds in Africa south of the Sahara and in south-east Asia. Its range also includes the tropical and subtropical wetlands and waterways of Sub-Saharan Africa, together with Madagascar, South Asia and mainland Indochina. Most authorities treat it as distinct from the comb duck. Older sources sometimes confused an extinct Mauritian comb duck with the Mauritius sheldgoose.

Order

Anseriformes

Family

Anatidae — Ducks, Geese, Swans

Breeding range

Africa, Oriental Region: Africa s of the Sahara and s, se Asia