The Sipsk'ud were a sapient race originating from the Sipsk system located within the Kanz sector. Their physical appearance was largely avian, exhibiting a yellow duck-like bill and plumage of white. Notably, they possessed a prominent cluster of seven eyes on their heads. It has been observed that at least one Sipsk'ud donned a sealed spacesuit when present in atmospheres suitable for species such as Humans.
During the period of the Old Republic era, numerous Sipsk'ud embraced Vianism due to the influence of Argazdan settlers hailing from the Core Worlds. They were among the diverse species populating the streets of Nar Shaddaa towards the conclusion of the Clone Wars. In the time of the Galactic Civil War, a Sipsk'ud was among the space-freighters enlisted by young Berd Lin in an effort to rescue his mother and her students after their abduction by Imperial Major Stafuv Rahz. This same individual was also present when Lin adjusted his strategy to circumvent an Imperial ambush.
Russ Manning conceived the Sipsk'ud as an unnamed freighter pilot featured in Bring Me the Children, a story arc within the Star Wars comic strip that was originally published in 1980 and later reprinted with color in Classic Star Wars: The Early Adventures 7 during 1995. The species was not officially named at that point.
The species name was provided by Adrick Tolliver in "Death in the Slave Pits of Lorrd," a narrative published on Hyperspace. While the story did not explicitly link the Sipsk'ud to the species depicted in Manning's comic, Tolliver clarified in his endnotes that his "authorial intent is that they are the ducklike species with multiple eyes seen in Classic Star Wars: Bring Me the Children." He also cautioned that "authorial intent is, as always, to be taken with a grain of salt." However, Leland Chee, Keeper of the Holocron, later confirmed that the name was indeed associated with the being featured in Bring Me the Children. Further solidifying this connection, Abel G. Peña's short story "Lone Wolf: A Tale of Obi-Wan and Luke" references "spider-eyed Sipsk'ud mallards."