Pacific Black Duck

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El pato negro del Pacífico es un pato grande de color marrón oscuro distribuido por Australia, Nueva Zelanda, Indonesia y las islas del Pacífico. Tiene la cabeza con rayas distintivas en blanco y negro y un espéculo alar verde-negro. Es una especie altamente adaptable que habita en una amplia variedad de humedales, desde pantanos costeros hasta lagos montañosos.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Envergadura	50,2 cm	19.8 in
Peso	1000,5 g	35.29 oz

Identificación

Plumaje

Brownish-black body with pale buff feather edges giving scaly appearance. Bold pale buff supercilium and dark eye-stripe and crown stripe on paler face. Iridescent green speculum. Gray bill; orange legs. Sexes similar.

Habitat & Range

Freshwater and brackish wetlands across Australasia and the Pacific Islands, from freshwater lakes and rivers to coastal estuaries, mangroves, and irrigated agricultural areas. Highly adaptable to human-modified landscapes.

🌿 Humedal

Distribución geográfica

Found across sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar; locally sedentary in freshwater lakes and rivers year-round.

Diet & Feeding

Dives for fish and aquatic invertebrates; serrated bill adapted for gripping prey; diet varies with fish availability seasonally.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

Nest type: CV,O. Incubation: 26-32 days. Fledging: 52-66 days.

Tamaño de la puesta

3-15

Sonido

Canto

Female gives a loud, emphatic quacking series; male utters a soft quip note. Common call is a loud, repeated quack; alarm is an insistent, rattling quacking burst.

Taxonomía

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Orden	Anseriformes (Aves Acuáticas)
Familia	Anatidae (Patos, Gansos y Cisnes)
Genus	Anas
Especies	Anas superciliosa

Distribution

Pacific Black Duck has been recorded in 4 countries.

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Presente Not recorded

countries highlighted

🇩🇪 Alemania 🇧🇪 Bélgica 🇳🇴 Noruega 🇬🇧 Reino Unido

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Preguntas frecuentes

What does the Pacific Black Duck eat?

Dives for fish and aquatic invertebrates; serrated bill adapted for gripping prey; diet varies with fish availability seasonally.

Where does the Pacific Black Duck live?

Freshwater and brackish wetlands across Australasia and the Pacific Islands, from freshwater lakes and rivers to coastal estuaries, mangroves, and irrigated agricultural areas. Highly adaptable to human-modified landscapes.

Is the Pacific Black Duck endangered?

The Pacific Black Duck has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the Pacific Black Duck nest?

Nest type: CV,O. Incubation: 26-32 days. Fledging: 52-66 days.

What does the Pacific Black Duck sound like?

Female gives a loud, emphatic quacking series; male utters a soft quip note. Common call is a loud, repeated quack; alarm is an insistent, rattling quacking burst.

How big is the Pacific Black Duck?

The Pacific Black Duck has a wingspan of 50.2 cm, weight of 1000.5 g.

What order and family does the Pacific Black Duck belong to?

The Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa) belongs to the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae.