Pacific Black Duck

Anas superciliosa - Canard à sourcils

Systematics

Order
:
Anseriformes
Family
:
Anatidés
Genus
:
Anas
Species
:
superciliosa

Descriptor

Gmelin, JF, 1789

Biometrics

Size
: 61 cm
Wingspan
: 82 à 93 cm.
Weight
: 1114 à 1340 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa) is a species of bird in the Anatidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

Anas superciliosa superciliosa (Sundas to w New Guinea, w Australia and Tasmania, New Zealand)
Anas superciliosa pelewensis (n and c New Guinea to Solomon Is. and French Polynesia)

Foreign names

Canard à sourcils,
Ánade cejudo,
pato-de-sobrancelhas,
Augenbrauenente,
szemöldökös réce,
Wenkbrauweend,
Germano del Pacifico,
stripand,
Stripeand,
kačica pruhohlavá,
kachna pruhohlavá,
Tøjleand,
juovanaamasorsa,
ànec cellut,
kaczka pacyficzna,
Серая кряква,
Itik alis,
マミジロカルガモ,
太平洋黑鸭,
澳洲灰鴨,

Voice song and cries

play
pause

Habitat

Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) ; Marine Neritic : Estuaries ; Marine Intertidal : Salt Marshes (Emergent Grasses) ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Wastewater Treatment Areas