Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Family Anatidae. Order Anseriformes.
Photo: Richard Bartz / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.5
Description
The mallard or wild duck (Anas platyrhynchos) is a dabbling duck that breeds throughout the temperate and subtropical Americas, Eurasia, and North Africa.
Traits
- Residency
- migratory (partly overwintering in towns)
- Diet
- omnivorous (plant food, invertebrates)
- Game species
- yes — waterfowl
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Photographs
The original uploader was Chd at German Wikipedia. / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Links
Source: {'label': 'Wikipedia', 'href': 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mallard'}