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mallard

Also known as Anas platyrhynchos, mallard duck, wild duck

The mallard () or wild duck (Anas platyrhynchos) is a dabbling duck that breeds throughout the temperate and subtropical Americas, Eurasia, and North Africa. It has been introduced to New Zealand, Australia, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, the Falkland Islands, and South Africa. Belonging to the subfamily Anatinae of the waterfowl family Anatidae, mallards live in wetlands, eat water plants and small animals, and are social animals preferring to congregate in groups or flocks of varying sizes.

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The mallard, scientifically named Anas platyrhynchos, is a species within the genus Anas. It belongs to the family Anatidae, order Anseriformes, class Aves, and phylum Chordata. The taxon is recognized as accepted by WoRMS and was described by Linnaeus in 1758. Common names for this organism include Hwyaden Wyllt, Stockente, and Ánade azulón.

This diurnal bird inhabits marine, brackish, and freshwater environments. Its range includes the Nanling Mountains and Africa. The mallard’s primary food sources consist of worms, insects, beetles, and Diptera. It has a wingspan of 0.88.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature lists the mallard as Least Concern, a status recorded in 2025. The species is referenced by 1,604 other encyclopedia articles.

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Species

Least Concern

mallard

Species

PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderAnseriformes
FamilyAnatidae

Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater

Anas platyrhynchos • Canard malard Le Canard colvert, col-vert (Anas platyrhynchos), ou Canard malard au Canada, est une espèce d'oiseaux de l'ordre des Ansériformes, de la famille des Anatidés et de la sous-famille des Anatinés. C'est certainement le plus connu et reconnaissable de tous les canards, du fait de l'existence de races de canards domestiques issues de cette espèce. Sommaire 1 Description 1.1 Morphologie 1.2 Plumage 2 Éthologie 2.1 Comportement général 2.2 Alimentation 2.3 Sexualité, reproduction 2.3.1 Parade nuptiale 2.3.2 Ponte et soin des canetons 2.4 Communication 2.5 Migrations 3 Répartition 3.1 Habitat 3.2 Répartition et populations 3.2.1 Pays méditerranéens 3.2.2 Europe centrale et orientale 3.2.3 Europe du Nord et de l'Ouest 3.2.4 France 3.2.5 Amérique et Océanie 4 Systématique 4.1 Étymologie et dénomination 4.2 Position phylogénétique 5 Sous-espèces 6 Le Canard colvert et l'Homme 6.1 Menaces 6.1.1 La chasse 6.1.2 Dégradation de l'habitat 6.1.3 L'intoxication au plomb 6.1.4 Pollution génétique, hybridation et marronnage 6.1.5 Colvert, zoonoses et écoépidémiologie 6.2 Protection 6.3 Le Canard colvert dans la culture 7 Notes et références 8 Annexes 8.1 Articles co

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Contents

Taxonomy and evolutionary history
Subspecies
Description
Vocalization
Distribution and habitat
Behaviour
Feeding
Breeding
Predators and threats
Status and conservation
Invasiveness
Relationship with humans
Domestication
Hunting
Mallard–vehicle collisions
As food
In culture
Footnotes
References
External links

Males (drakes) have green heads, while the females (hens) have mainly brown-speckled plumage. Both sexes have an area of white-bordered black or iridescent purple or blue feathers called a speculum on their wings; males especially tend to have blue speculum feathers. The mallard is long, of which the body makes up around two-thirds the length. The wingspan is and the bill is long. It is often slightly heavier than most other dabbling ducks, weighing .

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