Mallard (male and female)
Anas platyrhynchos
47.9497, 16.2292
Field Notes
Description:
The Mallard is 56–65 centimetres (22–26 in) long (of which the body makes up around two-thirds), has a wingspan of 81–98 centimetres (32–39 in), and weighs 0.9–1.2 kilograms (32–42 oz).
Bill coloring: Yellow for males, Black and orange for females
Breast Feathers: Reddish-brown for males, Brown for females
Center Tail feather: Curled for males (called a Drake Feather), Straight for females
Habitat:
The Mallard is widely distributed across the Northern Hemisphere, North America from southern and central Alaska to Mexico, the Hawaiian Islands, and across Eurasia, from Iceland and southern Greenland and parts of Morocco (North Africa) in the west, Scandinavia to the north, and to Siberia, Japan, and China in the east.
Notes:
My girlfriend (nana-puppet on Project Noah) and I spotted these two cute mallards. They were swimming and having fun!
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