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Mallard Duck

Anas platyrhynchos

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Field Notes

Description:

Found these at Veterans Park.

Habitat:

The pond an Veterans Park.

Notes:

Eating bread I threw to them.

Reference Links:

Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos - Overview, Mallard

Species ID Suggestions

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

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Reza Hashemizadeh
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Comments (2)
Kalen
Bread is bad for ducks it kills them.
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
Th bird on the left is a Mallard drake, possibly part hybridised, while the one on the right is a domestic hybrid. Drake refers to males and duck to females in the scientific world, although duck is used commonly for both sexes.

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PublishedApril 19, 2013

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