Species Sarkidiornis melanotos (Pennant, 1769) (Comb duck)

Biological classification:
  • kingdom: Animalia
  • - phylum: Chordata
  • -- class: Aves
  • --- order: Anseriformes
  • ---- family: Anatidae
  • ----- species: Sarkidiornis melanotos
Characteristics:omnivore; body-length: 65 - 80 cm, black and white plumage; speckled grey head; male larger than female; in breeding season the male has a large comb on the bill
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References:Sinclair 1994: 64
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Comments: A natural history of the ducks /. Boston ;Houghton Mifflin Company ;1922-1926.. biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38637119
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Date: 2009-01-07
Place: Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
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Date: 2009-01-07
Place: Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
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Date: 2011-10-17
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