American Black Duck Anas rubripes Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (39)
- Monotypic
Jerry R. Longcore, Daniel G. McAuley, Gary R. Hepp, Judith M. Rhymer, and Peter Pyle
Version: 1.1 — Published April 25, 2025
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Asturian | Coríu escuru |
| Basque | Ahate iluna |
| Bulgarian | Американска черна патица |
| Catalan | ànec negrós |
| Croatian | mrka patka |
| Czech | kachna tmavá |
| Danish | Sortbrun And |
| Dutch | Amerikaanse zwarte eend |
| English | American Black Duck |
| English (United States) | American Black Duck |
| Estonian | nõgipart |
| Faroese | Dimmmorreyð ont |
| Finnish | nokisorsa |
| French | Canard noir |
| French (Canada) | Canard noir |
| Galician | Lavanco escuro |
| German | Dunkelente |
| Greek | Σκουρόπαπια |
| Hebrew | ברווז שחור אמריקני |
| Hungarian | Kormos réce |
| Icelandic | Brúnönd |
| Japanese | アメリカガモ |
| Korean | 미국오리 |
| Latvian | Sarkankāju pīle |
| Lithuanian | Tamsioji antis |
| Norwegian | rødfotand |
| Polish | brązówka |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Pato-escuro-americano |
| Romanian | Rață fumurie |
| Russian | Американская кряква |
| Serbian | Američka crna plovka |
| Slovak | kačica černastá |
| Slovenian | Temna mlakarica |
| Spanish | Ánade Sombrío |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Pato Oscuro |
| Spanish (Spain) | Ánade sombrío |
| Swedish | svartand |
| Turkish | Esmer Ördek |
| Ukrainian | Крижень американський |
Revision Notes
Peter Pyle revised the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page, and some minor updates were made to the Conservation and Management page. Carver Hauptman copyedited the draft.
Anas rubripes Brewster, 1902
PROTONYM:
Anas obscura rubripes
Brewster, 1902. The Auk 19, p.184.
TYPE LOCALITY:
New Hampshire shore of Lake Umbagog.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- ANAS
- rubripes
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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