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About Mallard

Mallard

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.

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Scientific name
Anas platyrhynchos

Conservation status

LC Least Concern
Least concern Extinct

Source: IUCN Red List via GBIF

Classification

  1. Kingdom Animalia
  2. Phylum Chordata
  3. Class Aves
  4. Order Anseriformes
  5. Family Anatidae
  6. Genus Anas
  7. Species Anas platyrhynchos

Source: GBIF

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