American black duck Anas rubripes
Identification Tips:
Length: 16 inches Wingspan: 36 inches
Large dabbling duck
Pale gray-brown face
Dark brown cap and eye line
Dark brown breast, belly, back and upper wing ...
American Black Duck
AMERICAN BLACK DUCK
Photo Credit: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service ...
American Black Duck Mallard Hybrid - The American Black Duck and the Mallard frequently hybridize. The male shows green on the head, brown streaking on the cheeks and neck, a rufous breast, and variable pale brown upperparts and underparts.
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)
No photo of the American Black Duck available.
American Black Duck Behaviour
No observations regarding American Black Duck behavior have been submitted to the database yet.
Interesting Facts about American Black Ducks ...
American Black Ducks often tip forward to feed in shallow water, sometimes upending themselves to get at vegetation or aquatic life below. They also "filter" feed by dabbling at the water's surface.
Diet The American black duck feeds in shallow water. It tips its head down and lifts its tail up so it can probes or dabble in the mud and water for submerged plants and seeds.
American Black Duck Anas rubripes
Described by: Brewster (1902)
Alternate common name(s): Black Duck, North American Black Duck, Red-legged Black Duck
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors ...
American Black Duck
Anas rubripes Brewster
Status Common resident. Breeds.
Black Duck, Black Mallard, North American Black Duck
Bird Family :
Anatini - Typical ducks ...
American Black Ducks
American Coots (Puddle Ducks) - Belongs to the Rail family
American Saxony Ducks American Saxony Ducks (FeatherSite) ...
American Black Duck
Summer Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? yes
Ruddy Duck
Summer Sighting Information: occasional
Nest on or near Refuge? no ...
American Black Duck (3)
Common Eider (26)
Harlequin Duck (15): Resident, along the shore.
Surf Scoter (1m.)
White-winged Scoter (14)
Black Scoter (1f.)
Oldsquaw (2)
Common Goldeneye (1f.)
Red-breasted Merganser (4)
Red-throated Loon (3 juvs.) ...
pure American Black Duck Anas rubripes in Queens, New York
two male Mallard X American Black Duck in Nassau County, New York, though the one in the back might be a backcross
female Mallard X American Black Duck in Queens, NY ...
Adults
American black ducks (Anas rubripes), mallards (Anas platyrhynchos), herons (Ardeidae), bitterns (Ardeidae), rails (Rallidae), northern harriers (Circus cyaneus), and crows (Corvus spp.) prey upon both tadpoles and adults (Stockwell 1999).
Similar Species: American Black Duck. Females are very similar to many female ducks.
Conservation Status: Very common and widespread, adapted well to a human presence.
There was much activity on Main Ring Lake including American Black Ducks, Redheads, a pair of Ring-necked Ducks, Common Goldeneye, a Bufflehead, Hooded Mergansers, many Common Mergansers and several American Coots.
[10,13] PREFERRED HABITAT : American black ducks prefer coastal brackish marshes and bays with adjacent agricultural lands [9].
& Shutler, Dave (2004): Haldane's rule and American black duck Ã- mallard hybridization. Canadian Journal of Zoology 82(11): 1827-1831. doi:10.1139/z04-169 (HTML abstract)
Kulikova, Irina V.; Zhuravlev, Yury N. & McCracken, Kevin G.
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)
American Wigeon (Anas americana)
Black Scoter (Melanitta nigra)
Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors)
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) ...
The Mottled Duck is very similar to the female Mallard and American Black Duck. The American Black Duck is a very rare winter visitor.
American black ducks are common and wood ducks, pintails, gadwalls, wigeons, hooded mergansers are seen.
Anas rubripes - American Black Duck
Netta
Netta rufina - Red-crested Pochard
Aythya
Aythya ferina - Northern Pochard
Aythya collaris - Ring-necked Duck
Aythya nyroca - Ferruginous Duck (photo)
Aythya fuligula - Tufted Pochard ...
In addition to the wood duck (pictured at left), other ducks found on the ponds include, from left to right, mallard, American black duck, and northern pintail:
Map showing Bird House and pool numbers ...
Hybrid breeds are occurring more frequently as the Mallards breed with other species such as the American black duck and the northern pintail.
Interesting Facts ...
Texas, in March, 2001, and was photographed with a Canon EOS 3 and EF 600mm F/4 L lens on Fuji Sensia. For a few comments about separating this species from American Black Duck, you may find this page of interest.
 See also: Black Duck, Duck, Mallard, Scoter, Gadwall
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