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Learn about the mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), a widespread and adaptable waterfowl that breeds in temperate and subtropical regions. Find out its taxonomy, description, distribution, behaviour, status, and relationship with humans.
Learn about Mallard identification, habitat, behavior, and breeding. See images, sounds, and hybridization with American Black Duck.
Learn about the mallard, the most common duck in North America, with bright green heads and yellow beaks. Find out where they live, what they eat, how they reproduce, and how to care for them as pets.
Abundant over most of the northern hemisphere, the Mallard is the most familiar wild duck to many people, and the ancestor of most strains of domesticated ducks. In many places this species has managed to domesticate itself, relying on handouts in city parks.
Learn about the Mallard, the most common and widespread duck in North America and Eurasia. Find out how to identify it, where to see it, and how it differs from other ducks and domestic breeds.
Learn about the most common and recognizable wild ducks in the Northern Hemisphere. Find out how they feed, fly, mate, and raise their young in this article with photos and maps.
Learn about the habitat, diet, nesting, behavior, and conservation of Mallards, the most widespread and abundant ducks in North America. Find out how to identify them and compare them with similar species.
