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African Black Duck (leucostigma)
Anas sparsa leucostigma Rüppell, WPES 1845
Classification
Order:Anseriformes
Family:
Anatidae
Genus:
Anas
Scientific:
Anas sparsa leucostigma
Original description
Citation:
Rüppell, WPES 1845
Reference:
Syst. Uebers. Vög. N.-O.-Afr.
Protonym:
Anas leucostigma
Type locality:
southern Abyssinia.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/111053#page/144/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
5F84F7AE5F427148
Avibase ID:
avibase-5F84F7AE
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/5F84F7AE
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 714709
Geographic range:
- Anas sparsa leucostigma: mostly rivers and streams of western equatorial Africa; disjunctly Ethiopia and Sudan to Zimbabwe
Source: Clements checklist
African Black Duck (leucostigma)
French:
Canard noirâtre (leucostigma)
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): African Black Duck (leucostigma) ( Anas sparsa leucostigma) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): African Black Duck (leucostigma) ( Anas sparsa leucostigma) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): African Black Duck (leucostigma) ( Anas sparsa leucostigma) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): African Black Duck (leucostigma) ( Anas sparsa leucostigma) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): African Black Duck (West African) ( Anas sparsa leucostigma) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): African Black Duck (West African) ( Anas sparsa leucostigma) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): African Black Duck (West African) ( Anas sparsa leucostigma) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): African Black Duck (West African) ( Anas sparsa leucostigma) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): African Black Duck (West African) ( Anas sparsa leucostigma) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): African Black Duck (West African) ( Anas sparsa leucostigma) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): African Black Duck (West African) ( Anas sparsa leucostigma) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): African Black Duck (West African) ( Anas sparsa leucostigma) |
| Avilist 2025: Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Anas sparsa leucostigma [version 1] |
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
English: African Black Duck, African Black Duck (leucostigma), African Black Duck (West African), Ethiopian black duck, West african black duck
French: Canard noir, Canard noirâtre (leucostigma)
Scientific: Anas leucostigma, Anas sparsa leucostigma, Anas sparsa maclatchyi
Slovak: kačica škvrnitá
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