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[[Image:Mallard.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Paul Sansom]]
 
[[Image:Mallard.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Paul Sansom]]
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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A dabbling duck and the most familiar duck, ancestor of domestic duck. The drake has a green head separated from a brown breast by a white ring. Yellow bill. Curly central tail feathers. Female has a streaked brown body with brown bill with a variable amount of orange around the edge. Both have a white edged blue speculum.
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Drake -  green head separated from a brown breast by a white ring. Yellow bill. Curly central tail feathers. Female - streaked brown body with brown bill with a variable amount of orange around the edge. Both have a white edged blue speculum. Male: Quiet ''kwack'' nasally ''rheb''. Female: loud traditional ''quack''.
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==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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The most abundant and widespread duck in the region breeding throughout Europe from Iceland and northern Scandinavia south to the Mediterranean, on some Mediterranean islands and throughout Turkey. Rare and local breeder in North-West Africa and Cyprus.  
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[[Europe]].  
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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Can be found on the smallest body of water from towns to remote pools. Very friendly and adaptable.
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Water.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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It eats insects, seed, roots, grain either whilst dabbling or on land. Will eat virtually anything.
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Diet includes insects, seed, roots, grain either whilst dabbling or on land.  
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Has been domesticated and many unusual Mallards are either escaped domestics or hybrids with such birds.
 
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==Voice==
 
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Male: Quiet ''kwack''; nasally ''rheb''
 
  
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Female: loud traditional ''quack''.
 
  
 
==Bird Song==
 
==Bird Song==

Revision as of 14:15, 16 October 2007

Anas platyrhynchos
Photo by Paul Sansom

Identification

Drake - green head separated from a brown breast by a white ring. Yellow bill. Curly central tail feathers. Female - streaked brown body with brown bill with a variable amount of orange around the edge. Both have a white edged blue speculum. Male: Quiet kwack nasally rheb. Female: loud traditional quack.

Distribution

Europe.

Taxonomy

Habitat

Water.

Behaviour

Diet includes insects, seed, roots, grain either whilst dabbling or on land.


Bird Song

<flashmp3>Anas platyrhynchos (song).mp3</flashmp3>
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External Links

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