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Family Name : Anatidae

Common Name : Comb Duck     -       Scientific Name : Sarkidiornis melanotos ‹‹ Go Back
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Image title
: Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos
Other names
: Knob-billed Duck, Nukhta
Taxonomy & status
: sp S melanotos scarce winter visitor and a loiterer or possibly a scarce resident
Remarks
: adult male
Red data status
: data deficient
Photographer
: Pathmanath Samaraweera
Location
: Mannar
Date
: 17th July 2012
Equipment
: Canon 50D with Canon 300 lens with 2X converter
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Image title
: Comb Duck Sakidiornis melanotos
Other names
: Knob-billed Duck, Nukhta
Taxonomy & status
: sp S melanotos occasional visitor/resident? in Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult males
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Palitha Antony
Location
: Debera weva
Date
: 22nd August 2012
Equipment
: Canon 7D with Canon 500 f4 and 1.4X converter
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Image title
: Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos
Other names
: Knob-billed Duck, Nukhta
Taxonomy & status
: sp S melanotos resident? Winter visitor? to Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult male
Red data status
: data deficient
Photographer
: Senaka Abeyratne
Location
: Embilikala Kalapuwa, Bundala
Date
: 9th February 2012
Equipment
: Canon 7D with Canon 100-400 zoom
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Image title
: Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos
Other names
: Knob-billed Duck, Nukhta
Taxonomy & status
: sp S melanotos winter visitor to/ resident? in Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult female
Red data status
: data deficient
Photographer
: Palitha Antony
Location
: Nawadamkulama
Date
: 22nd February 2013
Equipment
: Canon 5D Mk III with Canon 500 f4 IS II and Canon 1.4X converter
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Image title
: Comb Duck  Sarkidiornis melanotos
Other names
: Knob-billed Duck, Nukhta
Taxonomy & status
: sp S melanotos scarce winter visitor and a loiterer or possibly a scarce resident
Remarks
: adult males
Red data status
: data deficient
Photographer
: Kithsiri Gunawardena
Location
: Wilpattu National Park
Date
: 23rd May 2016
Equipment
: Canon EOS-1D X canon 800mm F5.6L lens
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