Sarkidiornis
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Taxonomy
This genus was first described in 1838 by Thomas Campbell Eyton. The type species, Anser melanotos (S. melanotos), was originally described in 1769 by Thomas Pennant, based on a bird collected in what is now Sri Lanka.
Etymologically, the term Sarkidiornis is derived from Greek, where sarkidion means "little meat" or "caruncle", and ornis means "bird". This name refers to the fleshy crest at the base of the male’s beak.
Most taxonomic authorities, however, split the species into two:
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