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Pacific Black Duck
Anas superciliosa Gmelin, JF, 1789
Anatidae — Ducks, Geese, Swans
Pacific Black Duck, Anas superciliosa, is a duck in the Anatidae family and the Anseriformes order. It breeds widely across Australasia. Its range includes Indonesia, New Guinea, Australia and New Zealand, along with many islands in the southwestern Pacific. In New Zealand it is also called the grey duck, and the Māori name pārera is used there as well. The bird was first formally described in 1789. Two subspecies are recognised, and the species is known to occur in wetland habitats across its range.
- Order
- Anseriformes
- Family
- Anatidae — Ducks, Geese, Swans
- Breeding range
- Australasia: widespread
