Birds Thru My Eyes : MALAYSIA: Pacific Black Duck

Thursday, 8 June 2023

Order - Anseriformes
Family - Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans)

Pacific Black Duck

Anas superciliosa

太平洋黑鸭 (tài-píng-yáng hēi yā)

Malay : Itik Hitam Timur

Japanese : マミジロカルガモ (mamijirokaru-gamo)

Kanji 日語漢字 : 眉白軽鴨

  Extent of Occurrence (resident/breeding) : 49,800,000km²
  Migratory Status : Not a Migrant
  Breeding Endemic : No

Size : 47–61 cm; male 642–1400 g, female 560–1400 g; Wingspan 82–93 cm

Subspecies (2) and Distribution

Anas superciliosa superciliosa (Gmelin, JF 1789)
– Sumatra, Java, Bali, Lesser Sundas, Sulawesi region, Moluccas, southern New Guinea, Louisiade Archipelago, Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, and associated islands south to Macquarie Island.
Anas superciliosa pelewensis (Mathews, GM 1912)
– Palau and Caroline Islands, northern New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, Solomon Island, New Hebrides, New Caledonia, and southern Polynesia from Fiji and Samoa east to the Society and Austral Islands.

Distribution Map

1st Perak Record !!!