Mallard Duck (Anas platyrhynchos)
It is thought that the mallard was the first domesticated bird - even before the chicken! It goes by other names such as
common mallard, common wild duck, gray duck, green head and even stock duck.
Mallard Duck
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Mallards in New Zealand were derived from both European and American stock. In New Zealand they interbreed with Grey ducks (Anas superciliosa) and hybrids are common.
Mallard Ducks are common wild ducks that live in Northern Hemisphere wetlands. Most domestic (tame) ducks were bred from mallards. The female is called a hen, the male is called a drake, and the young are called ducklings.
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Type: Bird Diet: Omnivore Average life span in the wild: 5 to 10 years Size: 20 to 26 in (50 to 65 cm) Weight: 2 to 3 lbs (1 to 1.4 kg) Group name: Sord (in flight) Did you know?
Mallard ducks average around 20" to 26" in length and can weigh 2 to 3 lbs. The male is known as a drake and the female is called a hen; the flocks are called sords when they are in flight. They are common in North American, Europe and Asia.
Mallard Ducks
Mallard ducks as pets can be easily distinguished, and are found on a large scale in the U.S. During the breeding season, the males can be recognized by their green heads and yellow bills, and the females by their brown feathers.
Mallard Ducks aka Puddle Ducks (Anas - Platyrynchos)
Mandarin Ducks (Aix galericulata - Perching Ducks)
Maned Ducks ...
Mallard Ducks require an area with both land and water regions. Most enjoy a bath daily, and fresh water should be provided at all times. They usually eat a diet based on insects, often mealworms, supplemented with fresh greens.
Mallard Duck: Breeds from Alaska and Quebec south to southern California, Virginia, Texas, and northern Mexico. Spends winters throughout the U.S. and south to Central America and the West Indies.
Mallard Ducks
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Green Billed Mallard
When we went across the bridge at the Palace pond this mallard was looking for a handout. Colonia...
Mallard duck question -
We live in central Florida next to a 1 acre pond. This spring there have been two separate sets of baby ducks that have disappeared. The first of 11 and the last group of 6 were only around for 2 days or so.
Mallard Duck
The Mallard is a common wild duck that is the ancestor of most domestic ducks. Or go to a simple version of the duck printout (unlabeled diagram and no information).
Most Mallard ducks live for one or two years, but some can live as long as 16 years!
Mallards swim with their tail held above the water. When they are alarmed, they can spring directly out of the water and into the air.
Male Mallard ...
The release of feral Mallard Ducks in areas where they are not native sometimes creates problems through interbreeding with indigenous waterfowl.
The male Mallard duck is brown gray with green head and narrow white neck ring. The breast chestnut-brown, and underside is light gray. The rump is black, and tail is black with white outer feathers. The bill is yellow or greenish with black tip.
A very shy, dark brown duck, the Hawaiian Duck is in danger from both loss of wetland habitat and genetic swamping through interbreeding with feral Mallard Ducks.
The eagles were eating sick and dead Canada geese and mallard ducks that had lead shotgun pellets in their bodies. Graduate students Steve Hennes and Fred Bengston did research projects that verified this problem.
Ruled by Fear: Despite their size, black bears are extremely timid and have been observed fleeing from house cats, mallard ducks, moths and butterflies.
Duck, African Black Anas sparsa Found: Africa
Photographed by Dick Daniels at World of Birds, South Africa
Appears to be genetically closest to the Mallard Duck ...
MALLARD, Anas Boschas, Wils. Amer. Orn., vol. viii. p. 112.
ANAS BOSCHAS, Bonap. Syn., p. 383.
ANAS (BOSCHAS) DOMESTICA, Mallard, Swains. and Rich. F. Bor. Amer.,vol. ii. p. 442.
MALLARD DUCK, Anas domestica, Nutt. Man., vol. ii. p. 378.
Males call explosively -- a call which, from a distance, sounds like the "quack" of a flock of mallard ducks.
 See also: Mallard, Duck, Flamingo, Purple, Wild duck
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