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Knobbilled Duck (Sarkidiornis melanotos)

The Knobbilled Duck is a large sized duck that is found from south of the Sahara to the central areas of South Africa. The Knobbilled Duck is also found in Asia and South America.

The male Knobbilled Duck has a black flat knob on the top of his bill. The female does not have this knob.

This duck likes floodplains, farm dams, marshes, specially where surface vegetation is abundant.

Feed consists mainly of grass seeds and grains as well as insects and young plant shoots.

Normally found in groups when not breeding. When breeding, males sometimes have more than one female.

The nest is usually in a hole in a tree. This can be quite far from water. The nest is lined with feathers and an average of 8-10 eggs are laid. The young birds jump out of the nest when they are ready to go to water. Only the mother bird watches over the young.

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