Deep Forest Canopy
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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl

Knob-billed Duck

Sarkidiornis melanotos

The knob-billed duck or African comb duck is a type of duck found along the tropical/sub-tropical wetlands and waterways of Sub-Saharan Africa and the island of Madagascar, as well as most of South Asia and mainland Indochina.

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