Comb Duck
Sarkidiornis sylvicolaIhering, HFA; Ihering, R, 1907
English (US) Comb Duck
The Comb Duck (Sarkidiornis sylvicola) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Anatidae (Ducks, Swans, and Geese) in the order Anseriformes.
Range: tropical South America (east of the Andes) to northern ArgentinaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Sarkidiornis sylvicola
- Order
- Anseriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Comb Duck
- Described by
- Ihering, HFA; Ihering, R, 1907
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Ihering, HFA; Ihering, R, 1907
- Type locality
- Iguape, Sao Paulo, Brazil, and Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Original description
- Catálogos da fauna brazileira 1 p.72,408
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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