ANIMAL KINGDOM
TOURING
- Attraction Seating
Photo Gallery - Basic Services
- Calendar of Events
- Character Meet and
Greet FAQ - Extra Magic Hour
- FASTPASS
- Fun Facts
- Guide Map
- Kennels
- Operating Hours
- Overlooked Attractions
- Reader Tips
- Rehabs and Closures
- Restaurant Photo Gallery
- Ride Restrictions
- Smoking Policy
- Special Needs Travelers
- Animal Kingdom
in a Wheelchair - Ticket FAQS
AT A GLANCE...
AVATAR
Construction Begins?
- Dinosaur
- The Boneyard
- Dino-Sue
- Chester and Hester's
Dino-Rama
--Primeval Whirl
--Triceratop Spin - Finding Nemo: The Musical
ENTERTAINMENT
IN-DEPTH BLOGS
- Chester and Hester's DinoRama
- Dinoland USA - Part 1 - Part 2
- Discovery Island Shops
- Expedition Everest Part 1 - Part 2
- Everest Temple
- Lights at Animal Kingdom
- Pangani Forest Exploration Trail
- Pwani View Guest House
- Rafiki's Planet Watch
- Royal Couple of Anandapur
- Seats in Animal Kingdom
Special Reports
- Animal Kingdom Youngsters Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3
- Asian Tigers
- Nile Hippopotamus
- Okapi
- West African Crowned Crane
- Animal Kingdom Turns 15
- Animal Kingdom Turns 10
- Animal Kingdom Turns 5
- Kaleidoscopic Kingdoms
OTHER WALT DISNEY WORLD
THEME PARKS
OTHER DISNEY THEME
PARKS
African Comb Duck
Animal Kingdom
Amidst the Discovery Island trails are small ponds, with colorful birds. The African Comb Duck, native to Africa, Asia and South America will travel as much as 2,200 miles when migrating.
Their backs are dark with violet, bronze, purple and green coloring. They nest in hallow trees often near marshes or lagoons. They are tropical and considered peaceful ducks.
The
males have a fleshy knob at the base of the bill, which increases in size
during breeding season. The females do not have the "comb" and
are smaller. The Comb Duck scientific name (Sarkidiornis melanotos)
originates from the Greek, and loosely translates to a black-backed bird
with a fleshy knob.
The African Comb Duck has been honored on at least 10 Africa Postage stamps.
