Order - Anseriformes
Family - Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans)
Family - Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans)
Knob-billed Duck / African Comb Duck
Sarkidiornis melanotos
瘤鸭 (liú yā)
Malay : Itik Tombol Biasa
Japanese : コブガモ (kobu-gamo)
Kanji 日語漢字 : 瘤鴨
Extent of Occurrence (resident/breeding) : 53,300,000km²
Migratory Status : Full Migrant
Breeding Endemic : No
Migratory Status : Full Migrant
Breeding Endemic : No
Size : 64–79 cm; Wingspan 116–145 cm
Male 1300–2610 g, Female 1230–2325 g
Subspecies and Distribution
- Monotypic. (Pennant, 1769)
– Africa S of Sahara, and Madagascar; tropical Asia from Pakistan (where probably extirpated) through Indian Subcontinent to S Indochina.




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