Pacific Black Duck
Brisbane
City Botanic Park
15Oct2015
Nesting habits are much like those
of the mallard...Australias’s most
common and most familiar duck.
of the mallard...Australias’s most
common and most familiar duck.
Anas superciliosa
(L 18.5-24.0")
New Zealand subspecies has
declined sharply in numbers due to
competition from and hybridisation
with the introduced mallard.
declined sharply in numbers due to
competition from and hybridisation
with the introduced mallard.
Anas is Latin for duck;
superciliosa is Latin for
eyebrowed.
superciliosa is Latin for
eyebrowed.
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