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Pacific Black Duck

Anas superciliosa rogersi

Description:

From Wikipedia: The Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa) is a dabbling duck found in much of Indonesia, New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, and many islands in the southwestern Pacific, reaching to the Caroline Islands in the north and French Polynesia in the east. It is usually called the Grey Duck in New Zealand, where it is also known by its Maori name, Pārera.

Habitat:

Found in the Bento wetlands (Rawa Bento) of the Kerinci Seblat National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia.

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1 Comment

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 10 years ago

Hi luke.mackin. Your spotting is featured in the new PN blog post via a link! Cheers
http://projectnoah.tumblr.com/post/58511...

luke.mackin
Spotted by
luke.mackin

Jambi, Indonesia

Spotted on Jul 19, 2012
Submitted on Aug 17, 2012

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