African Black Duck

Anas sparsa - Canard noirâtre

Canard noirâtre
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Anseriformes

  • Family
    :

    Anatidés

  • Genus
    :

    Anas

  • Species
    :

    sparsa

Descriptor

Eyton, 1838

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 58 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : 760 à 1077 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Canard noirâtre
adult
Canard noirâtre
adult

African Black Duck (Anas sparsa) is a species of bird in the Anatidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

  • Anas sparsa sparsa (Namibia and s Zimbabwe to South Africa)
  • Anas sparsa leucostigma (Nigeria to DRCongo, Sudan and Ethiopia south to Zimbabwe and Angola)

Foreign names

  • Canard noirâtre,
  • Ánade negro,
  • pato-preto-africano,
  • Schwarzente,
  • afrikai fekete réce,
  • Afrikaanse Zwarte Eend,
  • Germano nero africano,
  • flodand,
  • Elveand,
  • kačica tmavá,
  • kachna temná,
  • Sodfarvet And,
  • afrikannokisorsa,
  • Swarteend,
  • ànec negre africà,
  • moręgówka,
  • Африканская чёрная утка,
  • シラボシガモ,
  • 非洲黑鸭,
  • 黑鴨,

Voice song and cries

Canard noirâtre

Habitat

Canard noirâtre
adult

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) ; Marine Neritic : Estuaries ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Water Storage Areas (over 8ha), Wastewater Treatment Areas

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

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