Pacific Black Duck
Anas superciliosa
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Call and song
Recording 1 · call, rustling, water splashes
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About the Pacific Black Duck
Mottled brown dabbling duck with distinctive striped head pattern. Note purple/green metallic panel on wing and slightly domed head. Common throughout range, often found on or beside ponds, wetlands, and rivers. Hybridizes with Mallard. Similar to female Mallard but note Pacific Black Duck’s darker coloration and distinctive striped cream head with gray bill, darker legs and feet. Also look for green speculum with black border in flight.
Species account: eBird.org, fetched 2025-12-26 · How these pages are made
Where it has been recorded
Recorded in 22 of the 253 countries we have eBird lists for. Each opens that country's checklist.
