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Knob Billed Duck(Male)

Sarkidiornis melanotos

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Description:

Also known as comb duck,these ducks have those beautiful iridescent wings..males have black knob on the beak....in the first picture wings iridescence can be seen..It is the only known species of the genus Sarkidiornis..

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AntónioGinjaGinja
Awesome bird ashutosh.dudhatra,very cool,congrats and thanks for sharing

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Biodiversity Of Gujarat,India
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2014

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