A rare knob-billed duck — a species usually associated with the wetlands of Central India, particularly Rajasthan and Gujarat — has been recently recorded for the first time at Pong Lake Wildlife Sanctuary.
About Knob-Billed Duck:
The knob-billed duck, or African comb duck, is a species of duck named for the prominent, leaf-shaped comb on top of the male's bill.
Scientific Name: Sarkidiornis melanotos
Habitat and Distribution:
It is found in tropical wetlands in Sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, and the Indian subcontinent from northern India to Laos and extreme southern China.
It breeds in freshwater swamps and lakes in the tropics.
Features:
It is one of the largest species of duck. Length can range from 56 to 76 cm, wingspan ranges from 116 to 145 cm, and weight ranges from 1.03 to 2.9 kg.
Adults have a freckled white head with dark spots, a pure white neck, and glossy blue-black upperparts showing a greenish-blue iridescence. The male is much larger than the female.
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