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Mallard - (Anas platyrhynchos) Audio
Identification
- Large duck
- Male has green head, dark brown breast,
grey body, yellow bill - Female is mottled brown, orange bill
- Non breeding male and juveniles resemble
female - 23" (58 cm.)
Habitat
Additional Information
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Common migrant and summer resident
- Hardy, may be found in winter if there is open water
- Wisconsin hunters bag more mallards than
any other duck species
| ![Mallard (photo by Chris West) Mallard Drake on snow](/Images/Birds/Mallard_500_West.jpg)
![Mallard Pair (photo by Jack Bartholmai) Mallard Pair in pond; notice snow along edge](/Images/Birds/Mallard-couple_500_Bartholm.jpg)
![Mr. & Mrs. Mallard (photo by Eric Bruhnke) A Mallard Pair standing in shallow water along the pond edge](/Images/Birds/Mallard-couple_500_Bruhnke.jpg)
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