Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
Pacific Black Duck, Coffee Creek, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, February 2006 - click for larger image Australia
January / March 2006

The Pacific Black Duck is distributed in most of Australia apart from the arid centre, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and other nearby islands. In Australia it is one of the most common ducks and is found in a variety of wetland habitats including ornamental parks.

Pacific Black Duck, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, January 2006 - click for larger image It has a distinctive face pattern and is otherwise dark brown with pale edgings to the feathers. In flight it has white underwings and a dark green to purple speculum with black edging.
Pacific Black Duck, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, January 2006 - click for larger image
Pacific Black Duck, The Coorong, SA, Australia, March 2006 - click for larger image
Pacific Black Duckling, Coffee Creek, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, February 2006 - click for larger image
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