African Black Duck Anas sparsa Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (27)
- Subspecies (2)
Carles Carboneras and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated December 10, 2013
Text last updated December 10, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Swarteend |
| Bulgarian | Африканска черна патица |
| Catalan | ànec negre africà |
| Croatian | afrička patka |
| Czech | kachna temná |
| Danish | Sodfarvet And |
| Dutch | Afrikaanse Zwarte Eend |
| English | African Black Duck |
| English (United States) | African Black Duck |
| Finnish | afrikannokisorsa |
| French | Canard noirâtre |
| French (France) | Canard noirâtre |
| German | Schwarzente |
| Hebrew | ברווז שחור אפריקני |
| Japanese | シラボシガモ |
| Norwegian | elveand |
| Polish | moręgówka |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Pato-preto-africano |
| Russian | Африканская кряква |
| Serbian | Afrička crna plovka |
| Slovak | kačica tmavá |
| Spanish | Ánade Negro |
| Spanish (Spain) | Ánade negro |
| Swedish | afrikansk svartand |
| Turkish | Afrika Kara Ördeği |
| Ukrainian | Качка чорна |
| Zulu | idadelimnyama |
Anas sparsa Eyton, 1838
PROTONYM:
Anas sparsa
Eyton, 1838. A monograph on the Anatidæ, or duck tribe, p.142.
TYPE LOCALITY:
South Africa.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- ANAS
- sparsa
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the African Black Duck
