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title: "African Black Duck"
description: "Anas sparsa — Uccelli. The African black duck (Anas sparsa) is a species of duck of the genus Anas."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/african-black-duck
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# African Black Duck

> Anas sparsa — Uccelli. The African black duck (Anas sparsa) is a species of duck of the genus Anas.

- Scientific name: *Anas sparsa*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi)
- iNaturalist observations: 1582
- Wikidata: [Q511979](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q511979)
- iNaturalist taxon: [6976](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/6976)

## Names

- en: African Black Duck
- de: Schwarzente
- es: Ánade negro
- fr: Canard noirâtre
- nl: Afrikaanse zwarte eend
- pt: Pato-preto-africano
- pl: Moręgówka

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (1316), KE (63), TZ (33), ET (21), ZW (17), MW (15), UG (14), SZ (4), BW (3), CM (3), NA (3)

## Summary

The African black duck (Anas sparsa) is a species of duck of the genus Anas. It is genetically closest to the mallard group, but shows some peculiarities in its behavior and (as far as they can be discerned) plumage; it is accordingly placed in the subgenus Melananas pending further research.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_black_duck

## Photo

![African Black Duck](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/african-black-duck/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andrew Deacon · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/365321119

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/african-black-duck?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).