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Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

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Field Notes

Description:

Medium-size dabbling ducks. Male (1st photo) has greenish head and yellow bill, with tail curled up. Female (2nd photo) is mostly brown speckled, with orange bill

Habitat:

Swimming in stream

Reference Links:

Mallard, Mallard, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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