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 Queen Elizabeth National Park
Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiaca
White-faced Whistling Duck
Dendrocygna viduata
African Black Duck
Anas sparsa
Yellow-billed Duck
Anas undulata
Hottentot Teal
Spatula hottentota
Spur-winged Goose
Plectropterus gambensis
Red-billed Teal
Anas erythrorhyncha
African Pygmy-Goose
Nettapus auritus
Garganey
Spatula querquedula
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 Queen Elizabeth National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Comb Duck sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 22 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Comb Duck in Queen Elizabeth National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Comb Duck in Queen Elizabeth National Park in our monthly data.