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Mallard ducks
Anas platyrhynchos
38.7273, -121.339
Field Notes
Description:
The male birds (drakes) have a glossy green head and are grey on wings and belly, while the females have mainly brown-speckled plumage. Mallards live in wetlands, eat water plants and small animals, and are gregarious. This species is the ancestor of most
breeds of domestic ducks.
Habitat:
The Mallard is a dabbling duck which breeds throughout the temperate and subtropical Americas, Europe, Asia, and North Africa, and has been introduced to New Zealand and Australia. This duck
belongs to the subfamily Anatinae of the waterfowl family Anatidae.
Notes:
This pair was part of a large group living in a protected wetland habitat in Roseville. The ducks are used to being fed by humans and will approach people expecting food.
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