Species profile—Anas superciliosa (Pacific black duck)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Anatidae (geese, swans and ducks) → Anas superciliosa (Pacific black duck)
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Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Aves (birds)
- Family
- Anatidae (geese, swans and ducks)
- 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
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Agricultural Pest
- Species environment
- Aquatic & Terrestrial
Other resources
Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM) Atlas of Living Australia
Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1998
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
