African Black Duck

Sobre

O pato-negro-africano é um pato dabbling de tamanho médio das correntes de montanha e rios do leste e sul da África. Tem plumagem preta com barras brancas visíveis no peito e flancos. Habita rios de correnteza rápida com margens rochosas, geralmente em altitudes mais elevadas. É menos dependente de zonas húmidas abertas do que a maioria dos patos dabbling. É encontrado em florestas ribeirínhas e paisagens de savana com rios adequados. É uma espécie residente e não migratória.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Envergadura	49,5 cm	19.5 in
Peso	996,8333333333334 g	35.16 oz

Identificação

Plumagem

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

Distribuição geográfica

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.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Comportamento e reprodução

Nidificação

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

Tamanho da postura

4-9

Som

Canto

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.

Taxonomia

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Ordem	Anseriformes (Waterfowl)
Família	Anatidae (Ducks, Geese & Swans)
Genus	Anas
Espécies	Anas sparsa

Distribution

African Black Duck has been recorded in 5 countries.

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Presente Not recorded

countries highlighted

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

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Perguntas frequentes

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.