Knob-billed Duck
Sarkidiornis melanotos
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Sobre
O pato-de-crista é um pato grande e incomum encontrado na África, Ásia do Sul e parte da América do Sul. Os machos têm um grande tubérculo negro na base do bico durante a reprodução. A plumagem tem o dorso negro brilhante iridescente e ventre branco. Os flancos variam entre espécies africanas e sul-asiáticas. Habita zonas húmidas tropicais, rios e arrozais. Empoleira-se frequentemente em árvores e nidifica em ocos de árvore.
Physical Description
| Measurement | Value | Imperial |
|---|---|---|
| Envergadura | 64,2 cm | 25.3 in |
| Peso | 1817,5 g | 64.11 oz |
Identificação
Plumagem
Males have white head with black spots; iridescent dark blue-black back and wings; white underparts with gray flanks. Large black fleshy knob atop bill. Females smaller, brown, and lack the knob. African species.
Habitat & Range
Freshwater lakes, marshes, floodplains, and forested wetlands across sub-Saharan Africa and South and Southeast Asia from India to southern China. Nests in large tree hollows near water.
Distribuição geográfica
Breeds on sub-Arctic tundra; winters on the Atlantic coast of North America from Labrador to Florida and the Gulf Coast.
Diet & Feeding
Dabbles for seeds and aquatic invertebrates; diet shifts toward invertebrate prey in spring breeding season; widespread palearctic duck.
Estado de conservação
Comportamento e reprodução
Nidificação
Nest type: CV. Incubation: 28-30 days. Fledging: 70 days.
Tamanho da postura
6-20
Som
Canto
A low, grunting 'wuk' or soft, nasal 'krank'. Similar to Comb Duck in call quality. Generally quiet; calls are not loud or distinctive compared to other large African waterfowl.
Taxonomia
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Ordem | Anseriformes (Waterfowl) |
| Família | Anatidae (Ducks, Geese & Swans) |
| Genus | Sarkidiornis |
| Espécies | Sarkidiornis melanotos |
Distribution
Knob-billed Duck has been recorded in 7 countries.
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Similar Birds
Other species in the Anatidae family