Ducks, Geese, Swans

Knob-billed Duck

Sarkidiornis melanotos

The Knob-billed Duck (Sarkidiornis melanotos) 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

Plants and seeds

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

25

Recorded in India, South Africa, Botswana, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Tanzania, Namibia, Uganda, Madagascar, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Senegal, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Malawi, Thailand, Gambia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Nepal, Benin, Chad, Belgium, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Where to see it: Parc de Tsarasaotra (Lac Alarobia) (Madagascar); Saga rice paddies (Niger); Rusizi Delta Nature Reserve (Burundi); Ankasamudra Bird Sanctuary ಅಂಕಸಮುದ್ರ ಪಕ್ಷಿಧಾಮ (India); Zakouma NP (Chad).

Photo: (c) Manuel Schwarz, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist