Ducks, Geese, Swans
African Black Duck
Anas sparsa
The African Black Duck (Anas sparsa) is a 981 g wetland bird that eats a bit of everything. It stays put all year.
- Family
- Ducks, Geese, Swans
- Order
- Anseriformes
- Weight
- 981 g
- Habitat
- Wetland
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Migration
- Resident
- Countries recorded
- 12
Recorded in South Africa, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Ethiopia, eSwatini, Lesotho, Uganda, Zambia, Malawi, Namibia, Mozambique.
Where to see it: Rietvlei NR (South Africa); Sani Pass (LS) to Black Mountains (Lesotho); Black Mountains · East (Lesotho); Lesotho - Maphutseng Valley (Lesotho); Kruger NP · Skukuza Camp (Camp only; please use more precise hotspots for drives) (South Africa).
