A duck swimming in a calm pond.
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Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Easy Least concern Photographed

12 photos · first photographed 2022-09-03

Distribution

Range

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Range: iNaturalist (CC BY 4.0) · Base map: Natural Earth (public domain)

Quick facts

Group
Birds
Family
Anatidae
Size
50–65 cm (length)
Weight
0.7–1.6 kg
Diet
Omnivore
Lifespan
5–10 yrs
Habitat
Lakes, Rivers, Ponds, Marshes

About

The mallard or wild duck is a dabbling duck that breeds throughout the temperate and subtropical Americas, Eurasia, and North Africa. It has been introduced to New Zealand, Australia, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, the Falkland Islands, and South Africa. Belonging to the subfamily Anatinae of the waterfowl family Anatidae, mallards live in wetlands, eat water plants and small animals, and are social animals preferring to congregate in groups or flocks of varying sizes.

Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), abridged.

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