Black Duck

Canard noir

Anas rubripes

• Description

  The Black Duck is one of the largest and wariest of ducks. The sexes are similar in appearance. A Black Duck can be distinguished in flight by the white underside of the wings contrasting a dark body.

• Habitat

  Bays and Estuaries, Coastal Shorelines, Coastal Zone, Fresh Water Ponds, Freshwater Marshes, Moist Woodlands, Rivers, Salt Marshes

• Interesting Fact

  These hardy birds overwinter in the thousands in the estuaries and salt marshes of the Maritime Provinces.