Pacific Black Duck

In New Zealand it is usually called the grey duck, and is also known by its Māori name, pārera (Wikipedia, general species account). It is usually called the grey duck in New Zealand, where it is also known by its Māori name, pārera. The Pacific black duck was formally described in 1789 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's Systema Naturae. (Wikipedia, general species account).

The Pacific black duck, commonly known as the PBD, is a dabbling duck found in much of Indonesia, New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand and many islands in the south-western Pacific, reaching the Caroline Islands in the north and French Polynesia in the east. The Pacific black duck (Anas superciliosa), commonly known as the PBD, is a dabbling duck found in much of Indonesia, New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, and many islands in the southwestern Pacific, reaching to the Caroline Islands in the north and French Polynesia in the east. (Wikipedia, general species account).