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Mallard (female)

Anas platyrhynchos

Photo by LuisStevens
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Field Notes

Description:

Females and juveniles are mottled brown with orange-and-brown bills. Both sexes have a white-bordered, blue “speculum” patch in the wing.

Habitat:

Dog lake at Yosemite National Park.

Reference Links:

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

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