Pacific Black Duck
Anas superciliosa
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Anseriformes
- Family
- Anatidae
The Pacific black duck (Anas superciliosa), commonly known as the PBD, is a dabbling duck found in much of Indonesia, New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, and many islands in the southwestern Pacific, reaching to the Caroline Islands in the north and French Polynesia in the east. It is usually called the grey duck in New Zealand, where it is also known by its Māori name, pārera. Taxonomy The Pacific black duck was formally described in 1789 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's Systema Naturae.
Le Canard à sourcils (Anas superciliosa) est une espèce d'oiseaux de la famille des Anatidae. Description Cet oiseau mesure 54 à 61 cm de longueur, le mâle étant un peu plus grand que la femelle. C'est un canard au plumage foncé avec une tête un peu plus pâle et des traits sur la face; le ventre est plus pâle.
El ánade cejudo, pato negro pacífico o pato negro del Pacífico (Anas superciliosa) es una especie de ave anseriforme de la familia Anatidae ampliamente distribuida por Indonesia, Australia, Nueva Zelanda, Nueva Guinea y algunas islas de la Micronesia y la Polinesia francesa. Subespecies A. s.
Distribution
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