African Black Ducks are mostly black. This duck has a blue beak and white spots on the back. African Black Ducks can be approximately 35 cm (14 in.) They way 316 to 502 g (11 to 18 oz.) These ducks can be able to eat waterweeds and other aquatic vegetation, agricultural grain, fruits, aquatic insects and their larvae, crustaceans, larval amphibians, and fish. The incubation is 25 to 26 days. Their clutch size is 7 to 8 eggs. African Black Duck's fledging duration is 6 weeks. Their sexual maturity is 1 to 2 years. The African Black Duck's life span can averagely can be 20 to 30 years.
This duck can be seen in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. African Black Ducks can be found in fast flowing rivers and streams with rocky substrates, particularly in wooded and mountainous country up to 4,250 m (13,9436 ft.).
These duck's population is unknown, but scientists believe there's at least 10,000 mature individuals. The population is decreasing but is not severely fragmented. African black ducks commonly feed in swift-running streams. They forage by either standing on top of partially submerged rocks and jabbing under the rocks with their bills or by diving in rapids or at the base of waterfalls.
These ducks spend their time at day resting at night and feeding, sleeping, and preening at day.
