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Anas rubripes
American Black Duck
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Anas rubripes Brewster, 1902
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		American Black Duck
Park Synonyms:		Anas rubripes tristis

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Anseriformes, Family Anatidae, Genus Anas, Species Anas rubripes


Seasonality Tags:
Resident


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		DC: S3S4N; MD: S4B,S5N; VA: S4; WV: S2B,S2N
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 13 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Acadia National Park	Anacostia Park
Antietam National Battlefield	Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Assateague Island National Seashore	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Blue Ridge Parkway	Bluestone National Scenic River
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area	Canaveral National Seashore
Cape Cod National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Lookout National Seashore	Catoctin Mountain Park
Colonial National Historical Park	Congaree National Park
Cumberland Island National Seashore	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	East Potomac Park
Effigy Mounds National Monument	Everglades National Park
Fire Island National Seashore	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fort Washington Park	Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
Gateway National Recreation Area	Gauley River National Recreation Area
George Washington Birthplace National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve	Grand Portage National Monument
Great Falls Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Harmony Hall
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Indiana Dunes National Park	Isle Royale National Park
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Mammoth Cave National Park	Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
Minute Man National Historical Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Missouri National Recreational River	Monocacy National Battlefield
Moores Creek National Battlefield	National Capital Parks
National Capital Parks-East	National Mall and Memorial Parks
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Run	Padre Island National Seashore
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore	Piscataway Park
Rock Creek Park	Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	Shenandoah National Park
Shiloh National Military Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Voyageurs National Park
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts


Last Modified Date:	8/27/2003

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/7/2025 5:45:19 PM

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