• Synonyms Ethiopian Black Duck, West African Black Duck, Black river duck, South African Black Duck, Black Duck

African Black Duckbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Alan Collett
    South Africa
  • 2.
    Call, © Rory Nefdt
    Ethiopia
  • 3.
    Adult, flight call, sex uncertain, © Nature sounds by Simply Birding
    South Africa
  • 4.
    Call, female, male, © Lynette Rudman
    South Africa
  • 5.
    Call, © Tim Cockcroft
    South Africa
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see African Black Duck

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion widespread

African Black Duck subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Anas sparsa leucostigmaNigeria to DR Congo, Sudan and Ethiopia s to Zimbabwe and Angola-No
Anas sparsa sparsaNamibia and s Zimbabwe to South Africa-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansSwarteend
BelarusianАфрыканская чорная качка
Catalanànec negre africà
Chinese非洲黑鸭
Chinese (Traditional)黑鴨
Croatianafrička patka
Czechkachna temná
DanishSodfarvet And
DutchAfrikaanse Zwarte Eend
EsperantoNigreca anaso, Nigra anaso, Afrika nigra anaso
Estonianhelmespart
Finnishafrikannokisorsa, Pitsisorsa
FrenchCanard noir, Canard noir africain, Canard d'Afrique, Canard noirâtre, Canard noir d'Afrique, Canard tacheté
GalicianPato preto
GermanFleckenente, Schwarzente
GreekΑφρικανική μαυρόπαπια
Hebrewברווז שחור אפריקני
Hungarianafrikai fekete réce
ItalianGermano nero africano, Anatra nera africana
Japaneseシラボシガモ
LatvianĀfrikas melnā pīle
Lithuanianafrikinė juodoji antis
Norwegianelveand
Norwegian NynorskElveand
Polishmoregówka, moręgówka
Portuguesepato-preto-africano
RussianАфриканская кряква, Африканская чёрная кряква, Африканская Черная Утка, Африканская чёрная утка
SerbianAfrička crna plovka
Slovakkačica tmavá
SlovenianAfriška temna mlakarica
SpanishÁnade negro, Ánade Negro Africano, Pato negro africano, Anade Negro
SwahiliBata Mweusi
SwedishAfrikansk svartand, flodand
TurkishAfrika Kara Ördeği
Ukrainianкачка чорна
WelshHwyaden ddu Affrica
XhosaIdada
ZuluiDada