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 LC    American Black Duck* Id (Atlas):
    Anas rubripes

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
American Black Duck, North American Black Duck, Black Duck, Black Mallard

Family
Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans)

Size
53 - 61 cm

First Described (Guide)
Brewster, 1902

Range (Guide)
Bermuda, Canada (B) (NB) (P), Mexico, Puerto Rico, St Pierre and Miquelon (B) (NB) (P), USA (B).

Vagrant to Bahamas, Denmark, Ireland, Morocco, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Turks and Caicos Islands, United Kingdom.

Eastern Canada from Manitoba to Newfoundland, south to eastern USA as far southern as North Carolina.
 
Population
Estimated population is 200,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (19)...)

 
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) [XC89663]
     by Paul Driver from Kyker Bottoms Wildlife Refuge, Maryville, Tennessee, United States (flight call)

 
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) [XC523513]
     by William Whitehead from East Windsor, Mercer County, New Jersey, United States (call, courtship whistle, hee)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), Meller's Duck (Anas melleri) and Yellow-billed Duck (Anas undulata). Sometimes considered a subspecies of Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), with which frequently interbreeds.

No subspecies.


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) - 10 files


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