Ducks, Geese, Swans

Comb Duck

Sarkidiornis sylvicola

The Comb Duck (Sarkidiornis sylvicola) is a 2.6 kg wetland bird. It stays put all year.

Family

Ducks, Geese, Swans

Order

Anseriformes

Weight

2.6 kg

Habitat

Wetland

Diet

Herbivore aquatic

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

10

Recorded in Peru, Ecuador, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Bolivia, Paraguay, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, Chile.

Where to see it: RN Laguna de Sonso (Colombia); Hato El Cedral (acceso restringido) (Venezuela); Santa Cruz Botanical Gardens (Bolivia); Dam Muizenberg (Curaçao); Bahia de Asuncion (Paraguay).

Photo: (c) Pablo H Capovilla, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist