Sarkidiornis
Comb duck (Sarkidiornis sylvicola)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Subfamily: Tadorninae
Genus: Sarkidiornis
Eyton, 1838

Sarkidiornis is a genus within the family Anatidae. Sarkidiornis is sometimes considered a monotypic genus with its sole member the knob-billed duck (S. melanotos), a cosmopolitan species. Most taxonomic authorities, however, split the species into two:

ImageScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
Sarkidiornis melanotosKnob-billed duckSub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar and Southern Asia from Pakistan to Laos and extreme southern China
Sarkidiornis sylvicolaComb duckeastern Paraguay, southeastern Brazil and extreme northeastern Argentina

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