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 Pilanesberg National Park
Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiaca
Yellow-billed Duck
Anas undulata
White-faced Whistling Duck
Dendrocygna viduata
Red-billed Teal
Anas erythrorhyncha
Spur-winged Goose
Plectropterus gambensis
African Black Duck
Anas sparsa
African Pygmy-Goose
Nettapus auritus
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
South African Shelduck
Tadorna cana
Southern Pochard
Netta erythrophthalma
White-backed Duck
Thalassornis leuconotus
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna bicolor
📅 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 Pilanesberg National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Comb Duck sighting in Pilanesberg National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Comb Duck in Pilanesberg National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Comb Duck in Pilanesberg National Park in our monthly data.