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 Tarangire National Park
Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiaca
Spur-winged Goose
Plectropterus gambensis
White-faced Whistling Duck
Dendrocygna viduata
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna bicolor
Hottentot Teal
Spatula hottentota
Red-billed Teal
Anas erythrorhyncha
Cape Teal
Anas capensis
Maccoa Duck
Oxyura maccoa
Southern Pochard
Netta erythrophthalma
African Pygmy-Goose
Nettapus auritus
White-backed Duck
Thalassornis leuconotus
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
📅 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 Tarangire National Park?
About 30% of visitor-days record a Comb Duck sighting in Tarangire National Park, based on 396 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Comb Duck in Tarangire National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Comb Duck in Tarangire National Park in our monthly data.