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Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos
Anatidae Low risk

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.

Summary from Wikipedia

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Sonothèque ADVL · xeno-canto 730554

At a glance

Family
Anatidae
Group
Waterfowl
Conservation status
Low risk

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