BirdUp · Species
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLinnaeus, 1758
- Conservation
- Least Concern
- Commonness
- Very common
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The mallard or wild duck 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. 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.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- NA, PAL : widespread
- Non-breeding range
- Mexico, north AF, AU and north OR
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
- Jan
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
5 photos
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