Thursday 8 June 2023

Pacific Black Duck

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



    Size : 47–61 cm; Male 642–1400 g, Female 560–1400 g; Wingspan 82–93 cm    
   
    
Subspecies (2) and Distribution
  • Anas superciliosa [superciliosa or rogersi] (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.

1st Perak Record !!!
1st Peninsula Malaysia & 1st Malaysia Record !!!
Date : 17 December 2022
Location : Perak Tengah, Perak

Date : 17 December 2022
Location : Perak Tengah, Perak

Date : 17 December 2022
Location : Perak Tengah, Perak

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