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Sarkidiornis melanotos
Is an unusual, pan-tropical duck. It is the only known species of the genus Sarkidiornis. Adults have a white head freckled with dark spots, and a pure white neck and underparts. [Wikipedia]
Found in tropical wetlands in sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar and south Asia from Pakistan to Laos and extreme southern China. It also occurs in continental South America south to the Paraguay River region in eastern Paraguay, southeastern Brazil and the extreme northeast of Argentina, and as a vagrant on Trinidad.
This one was found in an open wide natural park in Belém-PA - Brazil. [Portuguese] Esse foi encontrado em um parque aberto em Belém-PA - Brasil. Pato-de-Crista [Brazil]
Spotted on Sep 21, 2009
Submitted on Nov 23, 2012
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