African Black Duck

Anas sparsa

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Anseriformes
Family
Anatidae
Genus
Anas
eBird Code
afbduc1

Subspecies (2)

  • Anas sparsa leucostigma

    mostly rivers and streams of western equatorial Africa; disjunctly Ethiopia and Sudan to Zimbabwe

  • Anas sparsa sparsa

    mostly rivers and streams of southern Africa (south of Zimbabwe)

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (afbduc1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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