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Mallard

Mallard
Photo: This picture was realized by Richard Bartz by using a Canon — CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

The mallard () or wild duck (Anas platyrhynchos) is a dabbling duck that breeds throughout temperate and subtropical North America, Eurasia, and North Africa.

RegionNorth America

About this bird

The mallard () or wild duck (Anas platyrhynchos) is a dabbling duck that breeds throughout temperate and subtropical North America, Eurasia, and North Africa.

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