African Black Duck

について

アフリカンブラックダックはサハラ以南のアフリカの急流河川に生息する特殊なカモです。暗褐色の羽毛と白い斑点が特徴で、水流の速い清澄な渓流を好みます。繁殖期には縄張り意識が強く、ペアで生活します。急流の水生昆虫や甲殻類を主食とします。

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
翼開長	49.5 cm	19.5 in
体重	996.8333333333334 g	35.16 oz

識別

羽毛

Dark blackish-brown plumage with bold white spots on back and scapulars. Iridescent blue-green speculum with white borders. Head dark with pale spots. Bill and legs dark gray. Sexes similar. Fast-flowing river specialist.

Habitat & Range

Fast-flowing rocky rivers and streams, mountain gorges, and waterfalls from sea level to 4,000 m across sub-Saharan Africa from Ethiopia and Kenya south to the Cape. Requires clear turbulent water with boulders.

🌿 Wetland 🏖️ Coastal

分布域

Resident across South and Southeast Asia, from India to southern China and the Philippines. Non-migratory in most of its range.

Diet & Feeding

Eats molluscs, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates; dives in coastal and freshwater habitats; diet heavier in fish in winter.

保全状況

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

行動と繁殖

営巣

Incubation: 25-28 days. Fledging: 86 days.

一腹卵数

4-9

鳴き声

さえずり

Produces a harsh, resonant quacking call; alarm is a loud, emphatic quack repeated rapidly. Both sexes call with strong quacking; pairs duet with synchronized calls along African rivers.

分類学

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
目	Anseriformes (Waterfowl)
科	Anatidae (Ducks, Geese & Swans)
Genus	Anas
種	Anas sparsa

Distribution

African Black Duck has been recorded in 5 countries.

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生息あり Not recorded

countries highlighted

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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よくある質問

What does the African Black Duck eat?

Eats molluscs, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates; dives in coastal and freshwater habitats; diet heavier in fish in winter.

Where does the African Black Duck live?

Fast-flowing rocky rivers and streams, mountain gorges, and waterfalls from sea level to 4,000 m across sub-Saharan Africa from Ethiopia and Kenya south to the Cape. Requires clear turbulent water with boulders.

Is the African Black Duck endangered?

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

How does the African Black Duck nest?

Incubation: 25-28 days. Fledging: 86 days.

What does the African Black Duck sound like?

Produces a harsh, resonant quacking call; alarm is a loud, emphatic quack repeated rapidly. Both sexes call with strong quacking; pairs duet with synchronized calls along African rivers.

How big is the African Black Duck?

The African Black Duck has a wingspan of 49.5 cm, weight of 996.8333333333334 g.

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

The African Black Duck (Anas sparsa) belongs to the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae.