American Black Duck

The American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) has a dark brown body and the front of his neck and head is paler. In flight, the contrast of its white underwing with the rest of its body is stronger that the female mallard duck. The drake's beak is yellow, the female's is dull green, at times with black speckles.

The american black duck nests on wooded region lakes and rivers of woodland, fresh and salted water marshes, shallow lakes, ponds, streams, and uplands around humid zones. Small populations of this species have been introduced and are now living in British Columbia and in the state of Washington. This species also lives in the eastern and western part of Canada, along the Atlantic Coast, and to the north of the subarctic region. The american black duck can also be found a little more to the south since its migration path follows the Atlantic Coast from the St-Lawrence Gulf to the Mexico Gulf.

In some regions, the american black duck is overridden by the mallard especially when the region is exposed.