Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
FreshwaterLeast concernLeast concern
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Mass
- 1.1 kg
- Speed
- 90 km/h
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
In short
The mallard or wild duck is a dabbling duck that breeds throughout temperate and subtropical North America, 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.
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The mallard or wild duck is a dabbling duck that breeds throughout temperate and subtropical North America, Eurasia, and North…