African Black Duck

Anas sparsa Eyton, 1838 — also called ABDU. Occurrence records of the African Black Duck are shared on GBIF from around 79 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Rietvlei Nature Reserve (2 472 records), in 8 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernAnatidae

79reserves with records

12 128records around them

8provinces

LCIUCN category

African Black Duck (Anas sparsa) — Photo: Monkey Boy from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Rietvlei Nature ReserveProtected area	GP Gauteng	2 472
Kloofendal Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	1 964
Moreleta Kloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	864
Rietfontein Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	790
Hottentots-HollandProtected area	WC Western Cape	714
Paarl Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	523
Walter Sisulu National Botanical GardenBotanical garden	GP Gauteng	520
Jan Marias Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	346
Elephant Sanctuary HartbeespoortWildlife sanctuary	NW North West	305
Monkey SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	NW North West	305
Rotary ParkNature reserve	GP Gauteng	287
Limietberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	260
Vredenheim Big Cats ParkWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	249
Raapenberg Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	WC Western Cape	202
Jock's BayNature reserve	WC Western Cape	158
Boland Mountain ComplexProtected area	WC Western Cape	151
Crocodile River ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	147
Meyersdal KoppieNature reserve	GP Gauteng	139
Ceres Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	110
Montgomery VleiNature reserve	GP Gauteng	106
Helderberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	91
Marais DamNature reserve	GP Gauteng	89
Golden Gate Highlands National ParkNational park	FS Free State	81
Soetdoring Nature ReserveNature reserve	FS Free State	75
Greyton Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	74
Melville KoppiesNature reserve	GP Gauteng	72
Cederberg Wilderness AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	66
CederbergProtected area	WC Western Cape	66
Macassar Dunes Conservation AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	62
Klipriviersberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	61
Modderfontein ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	56
Diepsloot NatuurreservaatNature reserve	GP Gauteng	55
Bothongo Rhino & Lion Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	55
Vaaldam Nature ReserveProtected area	MP Mpumalanga	51
Jonkershoek Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	50
Matjiesrivier Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	44
Bolt's FarmProtected heritage site	GP Gauteng	39
Bronkhorstspruit Dam Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	28
The Wilds Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	27
Bronkies Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	27
Palmiet Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	25
Constantia NekNature reserve	WC Western Cape	24
eMalahleni Nature ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	19
De Onderstepoort Private Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	18
Loskop Dam Nature ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	16
Doctor Alden Lloyd Nature Conservation AreaNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	16
Sam Knott Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	15
Assegaaibosch Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	15
Wild Rescue Nature ReserveGame reserve	WC Western Cape	14
Zingela Safari & River CompanyProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	14
Vergenoeg Nature Reserve & Hiking TrailNature reserve	NW North West	14
Ratombo Nature ReserveNature reserve	LP Limpopo	13
Ohrigstaddam NatuurreservaatNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	13
Randfontein Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	GP Gauteng	13
Magaliesberg Nature AreaNature reserve	NW North West	11
Bezhoek Private Nature ReservePrivate game reserve	MP Mpumalanga	11
Nooitgedacht Dam Nature ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	8
Pretorius KloofNature reserve	FS Free State	7
Lotheni Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	7
Giant's Castle Game ReserveGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	7

and 19 more reserves with fewer records.

By province

Western Cape: 25 reserves
Gauteng: 24 reserves
Mpumalanga: 7 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal: 6 reserves
Limpopo: 5 reserves
North West: 5 reserves
Free State: 4 reserves
Eastern Cape: 3 reserves

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Scientific name: Anas sparsa
GBIF taxon: 2498148
Wikidata: Q511979

More of the Anatidae family

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Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.