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American Black Duck Anas rubripes

Described by: Brewster (1902)
Alternate common name(s): Black Duck, North American Black Duck, Red-legged Black Duck
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Miami Meadows Park, Milford, Clermont County, Ohio, USA - Jan 3, 2008 © William Hull  Miami Meadows Park, Milford, Clermont County, Ohio, USA - Jan 3, 2008 © William Hull  Miami Meadows Park, Milford, Clermont County, Ohio, USA - Jan 3, 2008 © William Hull 
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Range

Ne. North America;
C. Canada from n. Saskatchewan to Labrador and Newfoundland s. in the c. and e. United States to n. South Dakota, n. Illinois, then sporatically to the n. Gulf States, Georgia, North Carolina and Bermuda.
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North America n. of Mexican border
Summer: nc. SAS, nc. to e. MAN (Churchill, Lake St. Martin, Seven Sisters Dam), ONT, c. QUE (Anticosti and Magdalen Is.), LAB, NFD, PEI, NBR, NSC, s. to ne. MIN, n. and e. WIS, ex. ne. ILL, MIC. n. IND, n. OHO, n. and e. PEN, NYK, VMT, NHP, MAE, MAS, RID, CNT, NJY, e. MYD, DEL, e. VIR, ne. NCA. Locally in NDK and nc. ALB. Small introduced population in BCO and WAS;
Winter: se. MIN, e. IWA, MOU, se. KAN, c. OKA, c. TEX, e. to sc. WIS, ILL, ARK, LOU, MIS, c. MIC, IND, OHO, KTY, TEN, ALB, ex. s. ONT, NYK, PEN, WVA, VIR, NCA, SCA, GEO to c. FLA and n. to MYD, DEL, NJY, CNT, RID, MAS, VMT, NHP, c. MAE, ex. s. QUE, c. NBR, PEI and NSC.

Videos

Spring Grove Cemetary, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA - Jan 15, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: None

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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