African Black Duck (Anas sparsa)

Other Names (World)
African Black Duck, Black River Duck, Black Duck, West African Black Duck, Ethiopian Black Duck, South African Black Duck

Family
Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans)

Size
48 - 57 cm

First Described (Guide)
Eyton, 1838

Range (Guide)

Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea (B) (NB), Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa (B), Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania [United Republic of], Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Vagrant to Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Mali.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 29,000 - 70,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Aquatic animals, plant material, seeds, small fish, snails, crabs, insect larvae and pupae.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (6)...)

African Black Duck (Anas) [XC192184]
by Tim Cockcroft from Graaff-Reinet, Western District, Eastern Cape, South Africa (call)

African Black Duck (Anas sparsa) [XC615647]
by id from Greater Plettenberg Bay (near Keurboomstrand), South Cape DC, Western Cape, South Africa (flight call)

Subspecies
Population of Gabon and Cameroon have been assigned to subspecies maclatchyi, but doubtfully valid.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

sparsa Eyton, 1838 - Southern Africa south of Zimbabwe.
leucostigma R�ppell, 1845 - Western equatorial Africa; eastern Africa south to Zimbabwe.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for African Black Duck (Anas sparsa) - 10 files

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