A dabbling duck (Anas platyrhynchos) found near water throughout the N hemisphere; blue patch on wing; male with green head and thin white neck ring; the ancestor of nearly all domestic ducks. Originally the name was used only for the male. (Family: Anatidae.)
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?Mallard Conservation status: Least concern |
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Male Mallard Duck in midflight |
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Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 |
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See Mexican Duck, Anas, and article text |
The Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos; (In one documented case, a male Mallard copulated with another male he was chasing after it had been killed when it flew into a glass window (see animal sexuality).)
As a game bird
Mallards are hunted and eaten as game.
Photo gallery
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Drake |
Drake |
Mallards in an urban environment. |
Adult drake in full plumage |
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Adult drake in full plumage |
Drake |
Female |
Drake |
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Female with ducklings |
Ducklings |
Drake |
Female |
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Female with young ducklings |
Mother with older ducklings |
Female walking on grass |
Female mallard |
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