Species profile—Anas superciliosa (Pacific black duck)

Classification

Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals ) (animals) → Aves ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves ) (birds) → Anatidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=anatidae ) (ducks, geese and swans) → Anas superciliosa (Pacific black duck)

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Sighting data

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KML ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=1998&f=kml ) | CSV ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=1998&f=csv ) | GeoJson ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=1998 )

Species details

Kingdom

Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves ) (animals)

Class

Aves ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves ) (birds)

Family

Anatidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=anatidae ) (ducks, geese and swans)

Scientific name

Anas superciliosa Gmelin, 1789

Common name

Pacific black duck

Type reference

Gmelin, G.F. (1789). Systema Naturae, & c. Linneai, Caroli. Edito decima tertia, aucta reformata, cura J. F. Gmelin.

WildNet taxon ID

1998

Alternate name(s)

black duck
wild duck

Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status

Least concern

Conservation significant

No

Wetland status

Wetland Indicator Species ( https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/components/biota/fauna/fauna-indicator-species/ )

Endemicity

Native

Pest status

Agricultural Pest

Species environment

Aquatic & Terrestrial

Other resources

• Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM) ( https://ozcam.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?taxa=Anas%20superciliosa#tab_mapView )
• Atlas of Living Australia ( https://bie.ala.org.au/search?q=ANAS%2BSUPERCILIOSA )

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api ) using the Get species by ID function ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api/resource/d050bfcd-ad49-4776-9bdb-7d5fa8f94fe2 ) used under CC-By 4.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ).
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1998 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1998 ).

This information is sourced from the WildNet platform ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/species-information/wildnet ) managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.