Anas [poecilorhyncha or superciliosa] (Spot-billed or Pacific Black Duck)

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Spot-billed or Pacific Black Duck

Anas [poecilorhyncha or superciliosa] (= Anas poecilorhyncha) Forster, JR 1781

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Classification

Order:
  Anseriformes
Family:
  Anatidae
Genus:
   Anas
Scientific:
  Anas poecilorhyncha

Original description

Citation:
Forster, JR 1781

Reference:
Indische Zool.

Protonym:
Anas poecilorhyncha

Type locality:
Ceylon.

Link:
http://digital.onb.ac.at/OnbViewer/viewer.faces?doc=ABO_%2BZ178506502

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
2FD463D28E7F5751

Avibase ID:
avibase-2FD463D2

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/2FD463D2

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 553918

English:
Spot-billed or Pacific Black Duck
French:
Canard à bec tacheté ou C. à sourcils

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Spot-billed or Pacific Black Duck ( Anas [poecilorhyncha or superciliosa])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Spot-billed or Pacific Black Duck ( Anas [poecilorhyncha or superciliosa])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Spot-billed or Pacific Black Duck ( Anas [poecilorhyncha or superciliosa])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Spot-billed or Pacific Black Duck ( Anas [poecilorhyncha or superciliosa])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Spot-billed or Pacific Black Duck ( Anas [poecilorhyncha or superciliosa])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Spot-billed or Pacific Black Duck ( Anas [poecilorhyncha or superciliosa])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Spot-billed or Pacific Black Duck ( Anas [poecilorhyncha or superciliosa])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Spot-billed or Pacific Black Duck ( Anas [poecilorhyncha or superciliosa])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Spot-billed or Pacific Black Duck ( Anas [poecilorhyncha or superciliosa])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Spot-billed or Pacific Black Duck ( Anas [poecilorhyncha or superciliosa])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Spot-billed or Pacific Black Duck ( Anas [poecilorhyncha or superciliosa])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Spot-billed or Pacific Black Duck ( Anas [poecilorhyncha or superciliosa])
Clements 1st edition: Spotbill Duck ( Anas poecilorhyncha) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Spotbill Duck ( Anas poecilorhyncha) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

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Bengali: দেশি মেটেহাঁস
Catalan: Ànec becpintat de l'Índia
Czech: kachna skvrnozobá
Danish: Pletnæbbet And
German: Indien-Fleckschnabelente
English: Spotbill Duck, Spot-billed Duck, Spot-billed or Pacific Black Duck
Esperanto: Hinda makulbeka anaso
Spanish: Ánade picopinto indio
Estonian: laiknokk-part
Finnish: täplänokkasorsa
French: Canard à bec tacheté, Canard à bec tacheté ou C. à sourcils
Frisian: Plaksnaffelein
Irish: Lacha spotghobach
Hungarian: foltoscsőrű réce
Italian: Germano beccomacchiato
Japanese (romaji): karugamo
Japanese: カルガモ
Japanese (Kanji): 軽鴨
Khakas: Хара чазы öртегi
Korean: 흰뺨검둥오리
Scientific: Anas [poecilorhyncha or superciliosa], Anas poecilorhyncha, Anas poecilorhyncha poecilorhyncha
Lithuanian: Dėmėtasnapė antis
Mongolian: Зэрлэгшир нугас
Malay: Itik Paruh Bintik
Nepali: नादुन हा“स
Dutch: Indische Vlekbekeend
Norwegian: Flekknebband
Polish: kaczka pstrodzioba
Pinyin: bān-zuǐ yā
Portuguese: Pato-de-bico-pintado
Russian: Чёрная кряква
Slovak: kacica pestrozobá
Swedish: Fläcknäbband
Tamil: Pulli Mookku Vathu
Thai: เป็ดเทา
Thai (Transliteration): pèt tʰaw
Tuvinian: Кара бос
Ukrainian: Крижень чорний
Vietnamese: Vịt trời
Chinese: 斑嘴鸭
Chinese (Traditional): 斑嘴鴨
Chinese (Taiwan): 花嘴鴨