Knob-billed Duck

Sarkidiornis melanotos

Category: Waterbirds

IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction

Taxonomy

Species Database

Where to Find

Found in 161 safari areas across 14 countries and 4 regions.

• Northern Coastal Wetlands & River Delta, Senegal - 250 records
• North Indian Plains & Deserts, India - 90 records
• Makgadikgadi & Nxai Pans, Botswana - 55 records
• Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 40 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 40 records
• North Indian Plains & Deserts, India - 20 records
• North Indian Plains & Deserts, India - 20 records
• Indian Terai Borderlands, Nepal - 20 records
• Indian Terai Borderlands, Nepal - 20 records
• Southwestern Coastal & Wet Zone, Sri Lanka - 20 records
• Southern & Southeastern Dry Zone, Sri Lanka - 20 records
• Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 20 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 20 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 20 records
• Hwange & Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 20 records
• Hwange & Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 20 records
• Hwange & Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 20 records
• Hwange & Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 20 records
• Western Arid & Semi-Arid Lands, India - 12 records
• Northern Coastal Wetlands & River Delta, Senegal - 11 records
• Northern Coastal Wetlands & River Delta, Senegal - 11 records
• Laikipia & Mount Kenya Region, Kenya - 7 records
• Central Indian Highlands, India - 7 records
• North Indian Plains & Deserts, India - 7 records
• Western & Eastern Frontier, Kenya - 6 records
• Western Tanzania & Lake Victoria, Tanzania - 6 records
• Western Arid & Semi-Arid Lands, India - 6 records
• Southeast Lowveld, Zimbabwe - 6 records
• Southeast Lowveld, Zimbabwe - 6 records
• Central Indian Highlands, India - 5 records
• Western Zambia, Zambia - 5 records
• Southern Tanzania Wilderness, Tanzania - 4 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 4 records
• Western Arid & Semi-Arid Lands, India - 4 records
• North Indian Plains & Deserts, India - 4 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 4 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 4 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 4 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 4 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 4 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 4 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 4 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 4 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 4 records
• Etosha & Central North, Namibia - 4 records
• Etosha & Central North, Namibia - 4 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 3 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 3 records
• Western Ghats & Deccan Plateau, India - 3 records
• Tuli Block & Eastern Borderlands, Botswana - 3 records
• Tuli Block & Eastern Borderlands, Botswana - 3 records
• Tuli Block & Eastern Borderlands, Botswana - 3 records
• Tuli Block & Eastern Borderlands, Botswana - 3 records
• Makgadikgadi & Nxai Pans, Botswana - 3 records
• Tuli Block & Eastern Borderlands, Botswana - 3 records
• Tuli Block & Eastern Borderlands, Botswana - 3 records
• Greater Kruger & Mpumalanga Lowveld, South Africa - 3 records
• Southern Limpopo Valley, Zimbabwe - 3 records
• Southern Limpopo Valley, Zimbabwe - 3 records
• Southern Limpopo Valley, Zimbabwe - 3 records
• Southern Limpopo Valley, Zimbabwe - 3 records
• Southern Limpopo Valley, Zimbabwe - 3 records
• Southern Limpopo Valley, Zimbabwe - 3 records
• Southern Limpopo Valley, Zimbabwe - 3 records
• Southern Limpopo Valley, Zimbabwe - 3 records
• Southern Limpopo Valley, Zimbabwe - 3 records
• Tsavo & Amboseli Ecosystem, Kenya - 2 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 2 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 2 records
• Northern Uganda & Murchison Falls, Uganda - 2 records
• Northern Uganda & Murchison Falls, Uganda - 2 records
• North Indian Plains & Deserts, India - 2 records
• North Indian Plains & Deserts, India - 2 records
• Central Indian Highlands, India - 2 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 2 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 2 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 2 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 2 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 2 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 2 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 2 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 2 records
• Central Malawi Plateau, Malawi - 2 records
• Central Malawi Plateau, Malawi - 2 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 2 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 2 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 2 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 2 records
• Arid North & Karoo, South Africa - 2 records
• Lower Zambezi Valley, Zambia - 2 records
• Southern Limpopo Valley, Zimbabwe - 2 records
• Zambezi Valley & Kariba, Zimbabwe - 2 records
• Northern Coastal Wetlands & River Delta, Senegal - 2 records
• Coastal Kenya, Kenya - 1 records
• Tsavo & Amboseli Ecosystem, Kenya - 1 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 1 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 1 records
• Southern Tanzania Wilderness, Tanzania - 1 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 1 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 1 records
• Central Indian Highlands, India - 1 records
• Western Ghats & Deccan Plateau, India - 1 records
• Western Arid & Semi-Arid Lands, India - 1 records
• Western Arid & Semi-Arid Lands, India - 1 records
• Central Indian Highlands, India - 1 records
• Central Indian Highlands, India - 1 records
• North Indian Plains & Deserts, India - 1 records
• North Indian Plains & Deserts, India - 1 records
• Central Indian Highlands, India - 1 records
• Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 1 records
• Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 1 records
• Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 1 records
• Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 1 records
• Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 1 records
• Tuli Block & Eastern Borderlands, Botswana - 1 records
• Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 1 records
• Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 1 records
• Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 1 records
• Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 1 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 1 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 1 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 1 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 1 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 1 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 1 records
• Great Limpopo Transfrontier Area, Mozambique - 1 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 1 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 1 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 1 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 1 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 1 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 1 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 1 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 1 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 1 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 1 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 1 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 1 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 1 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 1 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 1 records
• North West & Central Bushveld, South Africa - 1 records
• North West & Central Bushveld, South Africa - 1 records
• Greater Kruger & Mpumalanga Lowveld, South Africa - 1 records
• Greater Kruger & Mpumalanga Lowveld, South Africa - 1 records
• Greater Kruger & Mpumalanga Lowveld, South Africa - 1 records
• Southern Zambia & Victoria Falls, Zambia - 1 records
• Greater Kafue & Central Plains, Zambia - 1 records
• Southern Zambia & Victoria Falls, Zambia - 1 records
• Luangwa Valley, Zambia - 1 records
• Luangwa Valley, Zambia - 1 records
• Zambezi Valley & Kariba, Zimbabwe - 1 records
• Zambezi Valley & Kariba, Zimbabwe - 1 records
• Zambezi Valley & Kariba, Zimbabwe - 1 records
• Zambezi Valley & Kariba, Zimbabwe - 1 records
• Zambezi Valley & Kariba, Zimbabwe - 1 records
• Southeast Lowveld, Zimbabwe - 1 records
• Hwange & Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 1 records
• Zambezi Valley & Kariba, Zimbabwe - 1 records
• Zambezi Valley & Kariba, Zimbabwe - 1 records
• Zambezi Valley & Kariba, Zimbabwe - 1 records