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Anas rubripes Pato Oscuro,
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Photo: M. Donahue
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A dark duck with a yellow (male) or greenish (female) bill. Length: 53-61 cm.; weight: 1,150-1,350 g. Breeds in the eastern USA and Canada. Accidental in wetlands of Puerto Rico. One bird banded in Ontario was recovered in Puerto Rico. TAXONOMY: ANSERIFORMES; ANATIDAE; Anatinae |
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Female - Photo: M. Donahue
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Male - Photo: G. Beaton
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References Bent, A.C. 1923. Life histories of North American wild fowl, part 1. Smithsonian Instit. U.S. National Museum Bull. 126. (Reprinted by Dover Press, NY, 1962). Colón, H.E. 1982. A record of the Black Duck---Anas rubripes in Puerto Rico. Carib J. Sci. 17:5-6. del Hoyo, J., A. Elliott, and J. Sargatal, eds. 1992. Handbook of Birds of the World, Vol. 1. Ostrich to ducks. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Ehrlich, P.R., D.S. Dobkin, and D. Wheye. 1988. The birderÆs handbook: a field guide to the natural history of North American birds. Simon and Schuster/Fireside, NY. Longcore, J. R., D. G. McAuley, G. R. Hepp, and J. M. Rhymer. 2000. American Black Duck (Anas rubripes). No. 481 in The birds of North America (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. Madge, S. and H. Burn. 1988. Wildfowl: an identification guide to the ducks, geese, and swans of the world. C. Helm, London. Pérez-Rivera, R. A. 1987. Additional records and notes on migratory water birds in Puerto Rico, West Indies. Carib. J. Sci. 23:368-372. Raffaele, H.A. 1989. A guide to the birds of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Princeton. Raffaele, H.A. 1989. Una guía a las aves de Puerto Rico y las Islas Vírgenes. Publishing Resources, Inc., Santurce, PR. Raffaele, H.A., J.W. Wiley, O.H. Garrido, A.R. Keith, and J.I. Raffaele. 1998. Guide to the birds of the West Indies. Princeton. American Black Duck, Spanish text Next related species in taxonomic order Previous related species in taxonomic order |
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