What Is a Black Duck Called

American black duckGenus:AnasSpecies:A. rubripesBinomial nameAnas rubripes (Brewster, 1902)

What duck breeds are black?

• Black Scoter (Melanitta americana) …
• East Indie Duck (Anas platyrhynchos domesticus) …
• Cayuga Duck (Anas platyrhynchos cayuga) …
• Pomeranian Duck (Anas platyrhynchos) …
• Swedish Blue Duck (Anas platyrhynchos) …
• African Black Duck (Anas sparsa) …
• American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)

Can a duck be black?

The American black duck is found locally but in much lower numbers than the similar and well-known mallard. … American black duck males also have a blue-purple speculum (wing bar) without white borders as in the mallard. Neither sex has white in the tail feathers as seen in both sexes of mallards.