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Knob-Billed Duck

ගැටිති හොට තාරාවා புடைப்பு மூக்கு வாத்து

Sarkidiornis melanotos

Least concern

Knob-Billed Duck
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Overview

Sarkidiornis is a genus within the family Anatidae comprising two species that inhabit aquatic environments in tropical and subtropical regions of South America, Africa and southern Asia. Sarkidiornis is sometimes considered a monotypic genus with its sole member the knob-billed duck, a cosmopolitan species.

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  1. Wikipedia (EN): Sarkidiornis — CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (TA): சர்கிதியோர்னிசு — CC BY-SA 4.0