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 Ruaha National Park
Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiaca
Spur-winged Goose
Plectropterus gambensis
White-faced Whistling Duck
Dendrocygna viduata
Yellow-billed Duck
Anas undulata
White-backed Duck
Thalassornis leuconotus
African Pygmy-Goose
Nettapus auritus
Southern Pochard
Netta erythrophthalma
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna bicolor
African Black Duck
Anas sparsa
📅 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 Ruaha National Park?
About 19% of visitor-days record a Comb Duck sighting in Ruaha National Park, based on 52 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Comb Duck in Ruaha National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Comb Duck in Ruaha National Park in our monthly data.