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Pair of Pacific Black Ducks on the Murrumbidgee River at Narrandera

Record ID record-37f11a66-e9e5-4427-b864-1de42efd10cb

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Images and files

Brown duck with a striped pale face standing on a log beside rippled river water.

A Pacific Black Duck on a log at the river's edge, showing the striped face and the blue speculum.

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Two brown ducks with striped faces swimming in a line close to a sandy river bank.

The pair swimming together along the bank.

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One duck standing on a log and a second swimming beside it on the river.

Both ducks at the log, one standing and one swimming.

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A duck partly hidden behind grass and a fallen log, its blue wing patch visible.

One duck foraging under fallen river red gum logs, showing the purple-blue speculum.

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Record details

Basis of record
Human observation
Verbatim identification
Pacific Black Duck
Taxon rank
Species
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Anseriformes
Family
Anatidae
Genus
Anas
Subgenus
Anas
Specific epithet
superciliosa
Scientific name
Anas superciliosa
Scientific name authorship
Gmelin, 1789
Name according to
Australian Faunal Directory
Nomenclatural code
ICZN (zoological)
Taxonomic status
Accepted
Name match type
Exact match
Checklist
Atlas of Living Australia name index (AFD)
Checklist version
ALA namematching API, checked 2026-11-03
Scientific name ID
https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/241dd5c6-1235-4eb9-b3d5-a44af6b0d444
Identification remarks
Dark mottled brown body, pale face with a dark stripe through the eye and a second dark stripe below it, dark crown, iridescent blue-green to purple speculum, grey bill. No other Australian duck has this face pattern.
Identification confidence
Certain
Wild, cultivated or captive
Wild
Establishment means
Native
Individual count
2
Life stage
Adult
Sex
Not recorded
Event date
2026-11-03
Sampling protocol
Seen and photographed with a phone (Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra), naked eye, 13:21–13:26 AEDT.
Occurrence remarks
Two Pacific Black Ducks on a fallen log and swimming along the sandy edge of the Murrumbidgee River at midday. One stood on the log, then both swam slowly along the bank together. A few minutes later one was foraging in shallow water under fallen river red gum logs.
Uncertainty remarks
Sex not determined (sexes look alike). The bird under the logs is assumed to be one of the same pair.
Occurrence status
Present
Behaviour
Standing on a log at the water's edge, swimming close to the bank together, and foraging in shallow water under fallen logs.
Data quality statement
Identification from clear photos showing the diagnostic face pattern and speculum. Name checked against the ALA name index (AFD). Coordinates from phone GPS; GPS removed from the published images.
Source
Rob's phone photos 20261103_132120–132602 (20 frames; 4 chosen)
Place
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Rob Evans (2026). Pair of Pacific Black Ducks on the Murrumbidgee River at Narrandera. Clio Online Museum. https://cliomuseum.org/records/record-37f11a66-e9e5-4427-b864-1de42efd10cb

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  • Darwin Core 2026-05-26

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