American Comb Duck (Sarkidiornis sylvicola)

Other Names (World)
American Comb Duck, Comb Duck, Black-sided Comb Duck

Family
Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans)

Size
55 - 63 cm

First Described (Guide)
H. & R. Ihering, 1907

Range (Guide)

Tropical South America from Colombia to northern Argentina. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of African Comb Duck (Sarkidiornis melanotos).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (2)...)

Comb Duck (Sarkidiornis sylvicola) [XC33195]
by Guilherme Melo from Cura\u00e7\u00e1, Bahia, Brazil (flight call)

Comb Duck (Sarkidiornis sylvicola) [XC813102]
by Leonardo Ord\u00f3\u00f1ez-Delgado from Dami\u00e3o, Para\u00edba, Brazil (flight call)

Subspecies
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of African Comb Duck (Sarkidiornis melanotos).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

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