Common Name
Pacific Black Duck
Comment
Very common and widespread on fresh water.
Stronghold population
False
Regionally significant/rationale
False
Restricted distribution/rationale
False
Local distribution
Widespread and common on terrestrial wetland and sheltered marine and estuarine waters
Known location
Pimpama, Springbrook, Coomera, Carrara, Lamington NP, Hope Island, Reedy Creek, Ormeau, Bundall, Eag
Other locality
Very common and widespread on freshwater, including human-made wetlands. One of the two most common ducks in the Gold Coast
General ecology
Lagoons, rivers, streams, swamps, dams, channels.
Habitat comment
Readily uses ponds in parks and becomes tame, taking bread.
