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Mallard Scroll down for details  Scientific Name: Anas
platyrhnchos Habitat: marshes, lakes, parks and swamps Appearance: Male: 20-28" long. Green glossy head; yellow bill; chestnut breast;blue wing patch bordered with 2 white stripes. Female: 20-28" long. Sandy brown head; mottled orange bill; blue wing patch bordered with 2 white stripes; pale tail feathers Food: Seeds, snails, insects, fish eggs and small fish Nesting: Nest is a down-lined hollow of grass and stems hidden in vegetation close to water source. Eggs are pale green or white, 5-14 eggs per clutch, female incubates eggs 26-29 days. Young are downy, leave nest after hatching, first fly at 8 weeks. |
The Mallard is probably the best known and most
abundant wild duck in the northern hemisphere . The Mallard has been readily domesticated
because of its palatable flesh and is the ancestor of most every breed of domestic duck.
Completely circumpolar, the the wild Mallard breeds accross much of Asia and Europe, and
some flocks in these regions winter as far south as Africa and India. In North America,The
Mallard summers across most of Canada and the United States, and its winter range extends
far into Central America. Additional Photographs: |
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