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Black Duck

Anas rubripes

197Records since 2000
OctoberPeak month
10Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan9
Feb11
Mar21
Apr23
May13
Jun19
Jul5
Aug19
Sep16
Oct55
Nov3
Dec3

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cornwall England51
2Highland Scotland48
3Isles of Scilly England32
4Devon England31
5Shetland Islands —7
6Pembrokeshire Wales4
7Conwy Wales3
8Gloucestershire England2
9Swansea Wales2
10Aberdeenshire Scotland1
131 England57 Scotland9 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 10 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
197
Peak month
October
Counties with records
10
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Anas rubripes
Group
Birds
Most recorded in
Cornwall
Conservation designations
Convention on Migratory Species
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Anseriformes
Family
Anatidae
Genus
Anas
Name with authority
Anas rubripes Brewster, 1902
Described
1902

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q845292 · GBIF 9581438