Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) - HBW 1, p. 606
French: Canard noirâtre
German: Dunkelente
Spanish: Anade Sombrío
Other common names: North American Black Duck, Black Duck/Mallard
Taxonomy: Anas obscura rubripes Brewster, 1902, Lake Umbagog, New Hampshire shore.
Forms superspecies with A. platyrhynchos, A. melleri and A. undulata. Sometimes considered a subspecies of A. platyrhynchos, with which frequently interbreeds in the wild. Monotypic.
Distribution: E Canada from Manitoba to Newfoundland, S to E USA as far S as North Carolina.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird chasing another bird twice, and preening Locality Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Assateague Island, Virginia, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Robert Schaefer 26 November 2005 5 years ago 25 sec 4.4 -
Relaxing & preening Locality St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
mattdavis 25 September 2011 9 weeks ago 35 sec 4 -
Several birds resting on the water Locality Bayshore, Islip, Long Island, New York, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Curt Kessler 30 November 2005 5 years ago 17 sec 3.4
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Female swimming in the bay.
Locality LaSalle Park, Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Miriam Bauman 7 January 2012 4 weeks ago 4.3 -
Two males on the ice.
Locality Whitby, Durham Region, Ontario, Canada
Miriam Bauman 6 February 2005 1 year ago 4 -
Male preening showing speculum
Locality Quidi Vidi Lake, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Todd Boland 7 January 2007 3 years ago 4 -
AMERICAN BLACK DUCK
Locality Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ed McAskill 30 March 2009 39 weeks ago 3.9 -
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)
Locality Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Guy Poisson 25 October 2008 1 year ago 3.7 -
On a pool
Locality Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Guy Poisson 9 May 2011 39 weeks ago 3.5
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