Fauna and Flora Index

African Birds, Ducks, Sarkidiornis melanotos, Knobbilled Duck, Knobbeleend

Scientific Name: Sarkidiornis melanotos
Common Name: Knobbilled Duck, Knobbeleend
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Distribution: Africa, south of the Sahara
Difference in Sex:  Male have compressed black knob on top of bill
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Habitat: Floodplains, pans, shallow marshes
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Diet: Seeds of grass, waterlilies, locust and aquatic insects
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