Bird

Knob-billed duck

Sarkidiornis melanotos

हिन्दी: नकटा

IUCN: Least Concern

Knob-billed duck, white below and glossy blue-green above, standing on grass

Scientific name: Sarkidiornis melanotos
Hindi name: नकटा
Family: Anatidae, order Anseriformes
Group: Bird
Conservation status: Least Concern

A big duck with a knob on its bill.

Spot it Larger than most ducks; white below, glossy blue-green above, speckled black head; the male has a big black knob on the bill.
Home Lakes and marshes with tall trees nearby.
Food web Eats water plants, seeds and grain.
Why it matters Needs old trees by water to nest in holes.

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