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American Black Duck

Anas rubripes · Family Anatidae

Anas rubripes

Family Anatidae

Order
Anseriformes
Family
Anatidae
GBIF occurrence records
3,211,409
Countries and territories with records
32
American Black Duck
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About this species

This species has 3,211,409 occurrence records from 32 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from the United States (69.5%) and Canada (30.3%); together they account for 99.8% of the total. In the United States, this species accounts for 0.2% of all bird records in GBIF.

The scientific name Anas rubripes combines the genus name Anas with the species epithet rubripes. The Warbla app catalog lists 29 species of the genus Anas; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Anas platyrhynchos, Anas crecca and Anas acuta.

The catalog has GBIF record counts for 162 species of the family Anatidae. This species ranks 19th among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Anas platyrhynchos. Its record count is 2.5 times the family average (1,269,675). The family Anatidae belongs to the order Anseriformes, which has 166 species in the Warbla app catalog.

More birds in the family Anatidae

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