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comb or knob billed duck

Sarkidiornis melanotos

Description:

During breeding season, the male exhibits what looks like a small satellite dish on his upper bill(see subsequent pics) which shrinks somewhat is size during the non breeding season. This species is found across the tropical region in Africa, asia and S America

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KarenSaxton
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KarenSaxton

Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe

Spotted on Jan 1, 2014
Submitted on Aug 23, 2015

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