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	African Black Duck - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The African Black Duck (Anas sparsa) is a species of duck of the genus Anas.
		It lives in central and southern africa.It is also known as the african fl duck, fl duck, fl river duck, west african fl duck,South african fl duck, and the ethiopian fl duck.
		It is a medium sized duck and is similar in size but when seen in pairs the male is noticeably bigger.Their egg quantity ranges from 4 to 8 eggs.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/African_Black_Duck (275 words)

	wild ducks in africa
		Ducks (except for the whistling ducks), on the other hand, have horizontal plates or scales on the tarsus, and many species have iridescent feathers on the wing.
		A good variety of ducks are to be seen in and around the natural pans of Phinda Private Game Reserve in South Africa, with white-faced whistling duck, white-backed duck, pygmy goose and red-billed teal among those frequently present.
		The African fl duck prefers fast flowing rivers to still lakes, and can be seen in the Zambezi at Matetsi, and the Sand River at Londolozi Private Game Reserve in South Africa.
	www.wildwatch.com /resources/birds/ducks.asp (1101 words)

	Checklist of the birds of eastern Congo
		AFRICAN PYGMY-GOOSE Nettapus auritus - Sporadic and uncommon, Ruzizi valley to Uele.
		AFRICAN CUCKOO HAWK Aviceda cuculoides cuculoides - Not uncommon, from Uele to the Lendu Plateau, north to the Sudan border.
		BLACK GUINEAFOWL Agelastes niger - Uncommon, Semliki valley to the Ituri Forest and Kisangani.
	www.tommy777.addr.com /Eastcongo-list.htm (9338 words)

	:: Birdlife SA >> (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		In the USA the American Black Duck has seriously declined where Mallards have been introduced into Black Duck areas, while in southern USA the Mexican Duck is now extinct (all the remaining birds were found to be hybrids) and has been removed from the US Species Endangered List.
		The greatest threat is to the Yellow-billed Duck, the African equivalent of the Mallard.
		A Yellow-billed Duck banded in Cape Town was picked up in Zambia, and the hybrids could be expected to have the same capabilities thus putting the entire Yellow-billed Duck population in Africa at risk.
	www.birdlife.org.za /news/news_front.cfm?ipkNewsID=459 (682 words)

	Harlequin Duck: Wildlife Notebook Series - Alaska Department of Fish and Game
		In addition, the fl crown is highlighted by rust and there is a large rust patch on the flank.
		Harlequins are one of a few unrelated duck species throughout the world that have become “river specialists.” During the breeding season, the South American torrent duck, New Zealand blue duck, African fl duck, and harlequin seek rapidly flowing streams and rivers for nesting and rearing young.
		Harlequins are better able than other ducks to contend with strong currents, spending a greater proportion of their foraging time under water among current-swept rocks and boulders.
	www.adfg.state.ak.us /pubs/notebook/bird/harlequn.php (1462 words)

	birding facts Birding Resources by the Fat Birder
		Along the R712 in the west of Golden Gate NP, a small hide overlooks a dam where various waterfowl, including African Black Duck as well as various egrets may be present, the latter breeding in partially-submerged trees in summer.
		African Rock Pipit and Mountain Chat may be heard and seen in rocky areas in the valleys, where Ground Woodpeckers and Pied Starlings nest in roadside embankments and erosion gulleys.
		This is a great area for waterbirds (including South African Shelduck and Cape Shoveller) and shorebirds, large concentrations of which may be present, particularly when the water level of the Bloemhof Dam within the reserve is low enough to expose shoreline and mudbanks.
	www.fatbirder.com /links_geo/africa/south_africa_free_state.html (4263 words)

	--[GetawaytoAfrica.com - Getaway magazine]--
		In spring and early summer the paradise flycatcher and the pin-tailed whydah (conspicuous by their willowy tails) are very active while pied barbet, and cardinal and olive woodpeckers are frequently recorded in the acacia thickets close to the rest camp.
		The well-grassed camping areas are ideal spots to see African hoopoe while among the reeds and dense vegetation closer to the river visitors can test their skills on the four warbler species recorded.
		The swifts are represented by the fl, white-rumped, little and alpine species, while the following swallows dominate the skies: European, white-throated, pearl-breasted, greater striped and fl saw-wing.
	www.getawaytoafrica.com /content/magazine/features/print.asp?id=647 (1184 words)

	FAERIE GLEN NATURE RESERVE
		African Black Duck, Eurasian Nightjar, Eurasian Bee-eater, Redthroated Wryneck, Sharpbilled Honeyguide, swallows, swifts, Eurasian Marsh Warbler, Grassbird, Crimsonbreasted Shrike, Cape Weaver and Bluebilled Firefinch.
		The spruit does not house many birds, but African Black Duck is regularly found flying along the stream.
		In summer Redchested Cuckoo and Black Cuckoo often call from denser trees, and in late summer, during caterpillar outbreaks, Striped Cuckoo can be expected.
	www.sabirding.co.za /birdspot/050212.asp (793 words)

	Field Guide > Ducks, geese > Yellow-billed Duck (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		There is a metallic green patch with fl borders and white edges on the secondaries.
		The distinctive, bright yellow bill has a fl 'saddle' marking on the upper mandible, and also a fl tip.
		The Yellow-billed Duck is one of the more widespread duck species and is found everywhere, except in very dry areas.
	www.birdlife.org.za /fieldguide/book/species_info.cfm?id=13 (305 words)

	Webskenya::Kenya's information source. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		To the south of the park is the Athi-Kapiti Plains and Kitengela Migration Corridor.
		Most of the park is covered by bush, thornbush and wooded grassland of varying densities with Combretum prevailing in the north and Commiphora in the south.
		It is the largest existing fragment of the tropical forests that covered much of the East African coast and is an important habitat for endemic/endangered birds, insects and mammal species.
	www.webskenya.com /national_parks.htm (12137 words)

	Kamusi - Search Results
		Matokeo kwa 'duck' yaonyeshwa kama waliorodheshwa na mshiriki wa Kamusi Hai.
		duck, pl ducks { Swahili: bata, pl mabata }
		African fl duck, pl African fl ducks { Swahili: bata mweusi, pl mabata weusi } [Terminology: ornithology]
	research.yale.edu /cgi-bin/swahili/lookup.cgi?Word=duck&EngP=1 (389 words)

	BIRDCHAT archives -- April 2001, week 1 (#115)
		African wattled plover Vanellus senegallus lateralis Masai mara common 75.
		African fl swift Apus barbatus roehli Masai mara few 117.
		African palmswift Cypsiurus parvus laemostigma passim common 119.
	listserv.arizona.edu /cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0104a&L=birdchat&F=&S=&P=12168 (751 words)

	BIRDCHAT archives -- April 2001, week 1 (#115)
		African darter Anhinga rufa Naivasha a single bird 8.
		African fl duck Anas sparsa leucostigma Malewa river a few 31.
		African jacana Actophilornis africanus Naivasha one bird 69.
	listserv.arizona.edu /cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0104a&L=birdchat&F=&S=&P=12168 (751 words)

	Avian Demography Unit: African Black Duck (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		African Black Duck breeding along a canalised river
		On 2 October 2004, ducklings were watched dropping into the canal that rungs alongside the road Keert de Koei in Rondebosch, Cape Town.
		Hall, K.R.L. A study of the Blacksmith Plover Holopterus armatus in the Cape Town area: I. Distribution and breeding data.
	web.uct.ac.za /depts/stats/adu/species/africanblackduck01.htm (130 words)

	Newsmagazine of the Diaz Cross Bird Club (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Having completed the walk through the kloof we went on the weir, which yielded African Black Duck, Darter (which gave a demonstration of “gular fluttering” as it attempted to cool down in the heat of the day).
		Below the dam a group waited patiently for an African Sedge Warbler to show itself, to be rewarded by unconvincing glimpses.
		This is a matter of great concern to Anne, who says the disappearance of the waders and the duck followed the 2003 flooding of the estuary.
	www.ru.ac.za /~ccbb/DIAZ/DIARY/2004-322.htm (2673 words)

	BLNG - Gauteng birding report
		The Cullinan area offered calling African Rail, Red-chested Flufftail and Dark-capped Yellow Warbler, while Roodplaat was ever reliable with several views of at least two Bitterns – one of which was watched as it hunted a short distance away.
		Several African Rail were seen, and other local specials (for the Gauteng region) included no less than 17 South African Shelduck, Fantailed Widowbird, Yellow Canary and a lazy circling African Marsh Harrier.
		Several Northern Black Korhaan greeted the dawn at a site where later on in the spring they will be found performing their strange collective display.
	www.birding.co.za /pbc/rep030603.htm (1028 words)

	Kenya 1981
		Black Duck (a dandy bird) and Mountain Wagtail.
		We photographed the African Black Duck and Mountain Wagtail (left), saw all the sunbirds and the hill babbler, but missed the White-browed Robin-Chat (we caught up with it later in the Masai Mara).
		Sometimes African Golden Oriole, usually the local race of Common Kestrel, Verreaux's Eagle, African Cuckoo (by November perhaps European cuckoos will be there too; canoris and gularis are now split, remember), Red-fronted Barbets and Red-fronted Tinkerbirds are about the lodge (in acacias), I think Spotted-flanked Barbets too.
	www.montereybay.com /creagrus/Kenya1981.html (7028 words)

	Bird watching trip report - Western Cape, South Africa - surfbirds.com
		Kommetjie: Crowned Cormorant (3), African Black Oystercatcher (10), White-fronted Plover.
		Strandfontein/Rondevlei: Reed Cormorant (30), African Spoonbill (4), Cape Teal (500), Red-billed Teal (20), Cape Shoveler (150), Southern Pochard (15), Maccoa Duck (20), African Marsh Harrier (3), Three-banded Plover (5), African Reed Warbler (6), Lesser Swamp-warbler (3), Cape Grassbird, Levaillant's Cisticola (10), Southern Masked Weaver (6), Pin-tailed Whydah (3).
		Constantia Greenbelts: African Olive Pigeon (5), Knysna Warbler (2), African Dusky Flycatcher (6), African Paradise Flycatcher (2).
	www.surfbirds.com /mb/trips/cape-mp-0104.html (2074 words)

	Kenya Safari ITINERARY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		This preserve is the eastern extension of the Congo Rainforest and may prove to be the highlight of your birding safari in Kenya.
		African Fish Eagles soar by, occasionally plunging for their catch of the day while the snorts and submersions of Hippo keep us alert.
		Also present are African Darter, Hamerkop, Gray Crowned Crane, Hartlaub's Bustard, Shelley's Francolin, African Hoopoe, Rosy-breasted Longclaw, and many types of herons, larks, cisticolas, and finches.
	www.birdtreks.com /itin/keea01.html (2455 words)

	Surfbirds Birding Trip Report: 17 Days in The Cape and Kwa-Zulu Natal
		African Finfoot and Pel’s Fishing Owl had not been seen in the Northern, (public) sector of the reserve for some time.
		A cracking fly-by Black Harrier was ample compensation, before we drove on for lunch at a small café in Langebaan overlooking the lagoon.
		We played tape for African Rock Pipit and heard two but could not pick them out on their distant cliff-edge perches, and despite Herculean efforts I also failed to flush any Mountain Pipits, although Robin flushed one when we had spit up to cover more ground, a bird which steadfastly refused to show again.
	www.surfbirds.com /trip_report.php?id=621 (14842 words)

	African Safaris & Travel \| Kenyan Safaris \| Tanzania Safaris
		Game to view includes: Black and White Colobus and Sykes Monkeys, bushbuck, Rock and rock Hyrax, Greater galago, white tailed, buffalo, elephant and lower down Olive Baboon, waterbuck, Black Rhino, fl fronted duikers, leopard, giant forest hog, genet cat, bush pig and hyena.
		Birds seen form the lodge include; Green ibis, African fl duck, Ayres' hawk eagle, Rufous-breasted and great sparrow hawks, Scaly francolin, Silvery-cheeked hornbill, Hartlaubs turaco, red headed parrot, bronze-naped pigeon, Mackinder's eagle owl, Rupells robin chat.
		There are two species of giant Lobelias; the narrow, featherly-leafed lobelia telekii and the broad-leafed lobelia keniensis which are a favourite of sunbirds for their half hidden blossoms or the thin shelled snails that make their home there.
	www.tokenya.com /park.asp?id=6 (1231 words)

	Birding Tours South Africa and Wilderness Safaris - Malaria free Eastern Cape (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Black Crake, African Rail, Red Chested Flufftail, African Black Duck and many more inhabit the wetlands.
		A wide variety of species ranging from beach and sea birds, ducks, marsh-dwellers and coastal scrub species will be seen.
		This reserve supports a wide variety of birds including raptors such as African Black Harrier, Jackal Buzzard and Marshal Eagle.
	www.turacotours.com /birding_tours_packages.htm (1099 words)

	Birdlife and specie types
		To a large extent Zambia’s avifauna is that of the Central African Plateau.
		This rich habitat is more widespread at plateau levels than in low lying country between lakes Mweru and Tanganyika and it does not occur in the northern Luangwa Valley.
		On the upper parts of the dambo, close to the woodland edge, scattered trees are occupied by the White-winged Black Tit.
	www.zambiatourism.com /travel/wildlife/birdlife.htm (3313 words)

	Greytown Birdlist (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		And if the intention is that the name should describe the bird then why change Black Eagle to (some Frenchman's) Eagle?
		Black Bellied Korhaan - seen by RHarris on Sophiadale in November 2003
		African Olive-Pigeon (Green Pigeon) - a pair seen in Erskine Street
	www.greytown.co.za /birdlist.htm (402 words)

	Delta Environmental Centre - More About Delta
		Azolla (Floating Red Fern) and Water Hyacinth have taken over the dams; Australian Blackwood, Black Wattle and Grey Poplars are encroaching into the open areas and a variety of other plants are reducing the habitat for grassland species," he explains.
		The Water Hyacinth is altogether a tougher problem as the plants are frosted fl in our winters, which in turn knocks back the range of insect controls that have been released onto the dense floating carpet of plants.
		In Spring, the plants are able to get going, and growingÉ.long before the insect populations are able to build up to effective levels again.
	www.deltaenviro.org.za /background/25years_biodiversity.html (1123 words)

	Newsmagazine of the Diaz Cross Bird Club (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		We drove from there to a spot east of the homestead whence we set out on a good tramp, ducking through riverine bush until we reached a fine krantz by the river.
		And here we encountered two Kingfishers, the Giant, and one of the blue ones, which flitted by too quickly to be identified.
		At two spots along the bank there were the fl and white wing-, and buff breast-feathers of what we decided must be the remains of Giants.
	www.ru.ac.za /~ccbb/DIAZ/DIARY/2004-323.htm (2652 words)

	PAARL BIRD SANCTUARY
		Together with the waterfowl the reserve is also home to a number of species associated with the thicker vegetation growing on the northern and western sides as well as a number of local and national rarities.
		Reedbeds surrounding the hides hold Levaillant's Cisticola, Cape Weaver, African Marsh Warbler, African Sedge Warbler and Cape Reed Warbler.
		Time spent in the hides watching the reedbeds may be rewarded with views of Purple Gallinule, Black Crake, Little Bittern and African Rail.
	www.sabirding.co.za /birdspot/010335.asp (474 words)

	Birding Half Day Tours - Far & Wild Safaris (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		With a number of rare trees and a bird list of over 120 this patch of forest is well worth a visit.
		It supports great bird life, has a good population of the diminutive Blue Duiker and a rich variety of forest and woodland trees.
		Special and exciting birds — Crowned eagle, African Black Duck, Black Stork, Klaas’s Cuckoo, Crowned and Trumpeter Hornbills, Striped Pipit, Gorgeous Bush-Shrike, Southern Tchagra, Grey Waxbill and Forest Canary.
	www.africasafari.co.za /Birding/birding_half_day_tours.htm (427 words)

	Duck and Goose information, Duck and Goose picture
		Not only is this grouping the largest group of waterfowl it is also the most diverse".
		" These ducks are easily identified by their overall fl colour with white markings on the back".
		USGS data sheet on American Black Duck, including photographs, maps, taxonomy, identification tips, and life history information.
	www.junglewalk.com /info/ducks-information.htm (473 words)

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