Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Sarkidiornis [melanotos or sylvicola] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021) (v.1) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022) (v.1) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022) (v.1) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023) (v.1) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024) (v.1) Clements 1st edition (v.1) Clements, version 2021 (v.1) Clements, version 2022 (v.1) Clements, version 2023 (v.1) Clements, version 2024 (v.1) Clements 5th edition (as published) (v.1) Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions) (v.1) Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions) (v.1) Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions) (v.1) Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions) (v.1) Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions) (v.1) Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions) (v.1) Clements 6th edition (v.1) Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions) (v.1) Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions) (v.1) Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions) (v.1) Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions) (v.1) 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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Knobbeleend
Bulgarian: Гребеноклюна патица
Bengali: নাকতা , নাকতা হাঁস, নাকতা ঴াুঁ঳ , হকাি ঴াুঁ঳ , হফাুঁচা ঴াুঁ঳ , ঳াচকিচডওচনি঳
Bengali (transliteration): bōm̐cā hām̐sa, kōmba hām̐sa, nākatā, nākatā hām̐sa, sārkiḍi'ōrnisa
Catalan: Ànec bec crestat, Ànec bec-crestat, Ànec bec-crestat africà, Ànec de bec crestat
Montenegrin: crnoleđa patka, црнолеђа патка
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): црнолеђа патка
Czech: pižmovka hřebenatá
Welsh: Gŵydd gnapiog
Danish: Afrikansk Knopgås, Knopgås
German: Glanzente
Greek: Σαρκόραμφη πάπια
English: African Comb Duck, African Comb-Duck, Comb duck, Comb Duck (Old World), Knob-billed duck, Knob-billed Goose, Nakta, Nakta Duck, Old world comb Duck
English, HBW: African Comb Duck
English (India): Comb Duck (Knob-billed Duck), Knob-billed Duck (Comb Duck)
English (IOC): Knob-billed Duck
English (Kenya): Knob-billed Duck, Knob-billed Duck (Old World)
English (United States): Knob-billed Duck
Esperanto: Krestanaso, Krestobeka anaso
Spanish: Ganso de Espolón, Pato arrocero, Pato crestudo, Pato crestudo (melanotos), Pato crestudo afroasiático, Pato Crestudo Común
Spanish (Argentine): Pato Cretudo
Spanish (Bolivia): Pato crestudo
Spanish (Colombia): Pato Crestudo
Spanish (Spain): Pato Crestudo, Pato Crestudo (melanotos), Pato crestudo afroasiático
Spanish (HBW): Pato crestudo (melanotos)
Spanish (Panama): Pato Crestudo, Pato Crestudo (melanotos)
Spanish (Peru): Pato Crestudo
Spanish (Paraguay): Pato ganso
Spanish (Uruguay): Pato Crestudo
Spanish (Venezuela): Pato de Moco
Estonian: kühmnokk-part
Finnish: kyhmysorsa
French: Canard à bosse, Canard à bosse (melanotos), Canard casqué, Canard-à-bosse bronzé, Sarcidiome, Sarcidiorne à bosse, Sarcidiorne à bosse (nominal), Sarcidiorne d‘Afrique
French (AOU): Canard à bosse, Canard à bosse (nominal)
Frisian: Kaamein
Irish: Lacha chíorach
Galician: Pato carunculado africano
Guarani: Ype tî apu'a
Hebrew: ברווז בלט-מקור, מקור-כפתור
Croatian: crnoleđa patka
Hungarian: bütykös fényréce
Icelandic: Hnúðönd
Italian: Anatra bernoccoluta, Anatra dal bernoccolo, Oca dal bernoccolo
Japanese (romaji): kobugamo, kobu-gamo, kobugamo (melanotos)
Japanese: コブガモ, コブガモ (melanotos)
Japanese (Kanji): 瘤鴨
Kazakh: тарақшалы үйрек
Kwangali: Nkuva
Kirghiz: таажылуу өрдөк
Scientific: Anser melanotos, Plectropterus melanotus, Sarkidiornis melanota, Sarkidiornis melanotos, Sarkidiornis melanotos melanotos
Lithuanian: Gumbasnapė antis, Gumpasnapė antis
Latvian: paugurknābja pīle
Malagasy: Tsivongo
Malayalam: മുഴയൻ താറാവ്
Marathi: नकटा बदक
Malay: Itik Sisir
Maltese: papra bil-għalla, papra tal-moxt
Nepali: नकटा
Dutch: Knobbeleend, Knobbeleend (Oude wereld)
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kamand
Norwegian: Kamand, kamand (melanotos)
Polish: dziwonos, dziwonos szaroboczny
Pinyin: liú yā
Portuguese: pato-de-carúncula, Pato-de-crista, Pato-de-crista (Pato-de-carúncula)
Portuguese (Brazil): Pato-de-crista, pato-de-crista (melanotos)
Portuguese (Portugal): pato-de-carúncula-afroasiático, Pato-de-crista
Rhaeto-Romance: Auca glischanta
Romanian: Raţă cu creastă
Russian: Гребенчатая утка
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Kabaliththiya
Slovak: hrebenatka škvrnitá, Kačica hrebenatá
Slovenian: Grbasta raca, Grebenokljuna raca
Shona: Pura
Serbian: Afrička i azijska češljasta patka, Češljasta patka
Swedish: Knöland
Swahili: Bata Bukini Nyundo
Tamil: Chendu Vathu
Thai: เป็ดหงส์, เป็ดหงส์ (melanotos)
Thai (Transliteration): pèt hŏŋ
Tswana: Legôu
Turkish: Amerika taraklı ördeği, İbik gagalı ördek, Komp Ördeği, Taraklı Kaz
Tsonga: Patu ra nhova
Ukrainian: Качка шишкодзьоба
Vietnamese: Vịt mồng
Chinese: 瘤鸭, 瘤鸭（旧大陆）
Chinese (Traditional): 瘤鴨