Comb Duck
Sarkidiornis melanotos
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusSarkidiornis (Comb and Knob-billed Ducks)
- SpeciesSarkidiornis melanotos (Comb Duck)
Closest Relatives at Etosha National Park
Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiaca
South African Shelduck
Tadorna cana
Cape Teal
Anas capensis
Red-billed Teal
Anas erythrorhyncha
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna bicolor
Spur-winged Goose
Plectropterus gambensis
Cape Shoveler
Spatula smithii
Hottentot Teal
Spatula hottentota
White-faced Whistling Duck
Dendrocygna viduata
Southern Pochard
Netta erythrophthalma
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Comb Duck in Etosha National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Comb Duck sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Comb Duck in Etosha National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Comb Duck in Etosha National Park in our monthly data.