Mallard - Wikipedia
The mallard (/ ˈ m æ l ɑːr d, ˈ m æ l ər d /) or wild duck (Anas platyrhynchos) 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.
Mallard Identification, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of ...
Breeding male has iridescent green head, yellow bill, white collar around neck, brown breast, and a grayish body. Female is mottled brown, with an orange-and-black bill. Common on ponds, lakes, and streams. Males have glossy green head, white ring on neck, brown chest, and yellow bill.
Mallard | Audubon Field Guide
Abundant over most of the northern hemisphere, the Mallard is the most familiar wild duck to many people, and the ancestor of most strains of domesticated ducks. In many places this species has managed to domesticate itself, relying on handouts in city parks.
Mallard Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Perhaps the most familiar of all ducks, Mallards occur throughout North America and Eurasia in ponds and parks as well as wilder wetlands and estuaries. The male’s gleaming green head, gray flanks, and black tail-curl arguably make it the most easily identified duck.
Mallard - eBird
Learn more about Mallard from… A large duck, generally common and familiar within its extensive range. Males are distinctive with iridescent green head, yellow bill, chestnut breast, and gray body. Females are mottled brown with orange and black splotches on the bill.
Mallard | Anatomy, Migration & Diet | Britannica
2024年11月4日 · mallard, (Anas platyrhynchos), abundant “wild duck” of the Northern Hemisphere that is the ancestor of most domestic ducks. Breeding throughout Europe, most of Asia, and northern North America, mallards winter as far south as North Africa, India, and southern Mexico.
Mallard Life History - All About Birds
Mallards are an abundant city and suburban park duck and because of constant feedings by park visitors, they can become very tame and approachable. In more natural settings and where Mallards are heavily hunted, they can be very wary of approaching people. They commonly associate with and may hybridize with other dabbling ducks.
Mallard - National Geographic
Meet the mallard—likely the most populous duck on Earth. Learn the survival secrets that allow this duck to thrive around the globe.
Mallard - Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
6 天之前 · Familiar by many when noticing the male’s gleaming, iridescent-green head is the mallard duck. With their long and hefty bodies, wide bills, and tail that rides out of the water’s surface, they are an ideal definition of a “dabbling duck”—tipping their bodies forward in the water to reach submerged underwater plants, almost never diving.
Mallard Duck - National Geographic Kids
Mallard ducks are the most common and recognizable wild ducks in the Northern Hemisphere. You'll find them near ponds, marshes, streams, and lakes, where they feed on plants, invertebrates, fish,...