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Pacific Black Duck

Anas superciliosa Gmelin, JF 1789

The Pacific black duck, commonly known as the PBD, is a dabbling duck found in much of Indonesia, New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, and many islands in the southwestern Pacific, reaching to the Caroline Islands in the north and French Polynesia in the east. It is usually called the grey duck in New Zealand, where it is also known by its Maori name, pārera. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Anseriformes
Family:
  Anatidae
Genus:
   Anas
Scientific:
  Anas superciliosa

Original description

Citation:
  Gmelin, JF 1789

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 2 1 pt2 p.537

Protonym:
  Anas superciliosa

Type locality:
  Dusky Sound, Fiordland, New Zealand.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2656030

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  07479AD998AA586D

Avibase ID:
  avibase-07479AD9

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/07479AD9

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 175115

Geographic range:

  • Anas superciliosa [superciliosa or rogersi]: 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: 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
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Pacific Black Duck
Catalan:
Ànec cellut
Czech:
kachna proužkovaná
Danish:
Tøjleand
German:
Augenbrauenente
Spanish:
Ánade cejudo
Spanish (Spain):
Ánade Cejudo
Finnish:
juovanaamasorsa
French:
Canard à sourcils
Croatian:
prugastolica patka
Hungarian:
szemöldökös réce
Icelandic:
Blakkönd
Italian:
Germano del Pacifico
Japanese (romaji):
mamijirokarugamo
Japanese:
マミジロカルガモ
Lithuanian:
Australinė pilkoji antis
Dutch:
Wenkbrauweend
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Stripeand
Norwegian:
Stripeand
Polish:
kaczka pacyficzna
Portuguese:
Pato-de-sobrancelhas
Portuguese (Portugal):
pato-de-sobrancelhas
Russian:
Серая кряква
Slovak:
kačica pruhohlavá
Serbian:
Pacifička crna plovka
Swedish:
stillahavssvartand
Ukrainian:
Крижень австралійський
Chinese:
太平洋黑鸭
Chinese (Traditional):
澳洲灰鴨

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds:
Pacific Black Duck ( Anas superciliosa)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Canard à sourcils ( Anas superciliosa) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Canard à sourcils ( Anas superciliosa) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Oriental Bird Club:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Anas superciliosa [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Anas superciliosa [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Anas superciliosa [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Pacific Black Duck ( Anas superciliosa) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Pacific Black Duck ( Anas superciliosa) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Anas superciliosa [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Anas superciliosa [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Anas [poecilorhyncha or superciliosa] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Catalan: Ànec cellut
Czech: Kachna proužkovaná
Danish: Tøjleand
German: Augenbrauenente, Augenbraunenente, Neuseeländische Augenbrauenente
English: Australian Black Duck, Australian Gray Duck, Australian Grey Duck, Black Duck, Gray Duck, Grey Duck, Marianas Mallard, Pacific Black Duck, Parera
English, HBW: Pacific Black Duck
English (IOC): Pacific Black Duck
English (New Zealand): Grey Duck
English (United States): Pacific Black Duck
Esperanto: nigrabrova anaso, Pacifika brovanaso
Spanish: Anade Cejudo, Ánade cejudo, Pate negro pacífico, Pato Negro Pacífico
Spanish (Spain): Ánade Cejudo
Spanish (HBW): Pacific Black Duck
Estonian: tõmmupart
Finnish: Juovanaamasorsa
French: Canard à sourcils
Croatian: prugastolica patka
Hungarian: szemöldökös réce
Indonesian: Itik Alis
Icelandic: Blakkönd
Italian: Anatra nera del Pacifico, Germano del Pacifico
Japanese (romaji): mamijirokarugamo
Japanese: マミジロカルガモ
Kirghiz: боз өрдөк, боз соно
Scientific: Anas leucophrys, Anas poecilorhyncha superciliosa, Anas superciliaris, Anas superciliosa, Anas superciliosa superciliosa, Aythya robusta, Callonetta leucophrys, Nyroca robusta
Lithuanian: Australinė pilkoji antis
Maori: parera, pārera
Rennell: teganinali
Mamasa: aikeka
Dutch: Grey eend, Wenkbrauw eend, Wenkbrauweend
Norwegian Nynorsk: Stripeand
Norwegian: Marianaand, Stripeand
Palauan: Debar
Polish: kaczka pacyficzna
Portuguese: Pato-de-sobrancelhas
Portuguese (Portugal): pato-de-sobrancelhas, Pato-preto-australiano
Rarotongan: Mokorā Rere-vao
Russian: Австралийская чёрная кряква, Серая кряква, Тихоокеанская Черная Кряква
Slovak: Kačica pásavohlavý, kacica pruhohlavá, kačica pruhohlavá
Samoan: toloa
Serbian: Pacifička crna plovka
Swedish: Stillahavssvartand
Turkish: Pasifik Kara Ördeği
Tahitian: mo'ora oviri
Tuvinian: бора бос
Ukrainian: Крижень австралійський
Chinese: 太平洋黑鸭
Chinese (Traditional): 澳洲灰鴨

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