Species profile
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Quick answer
The ancestral dabbling duck; males show a glossy green head.
- Scientific name
- Anas platyrhynchos
- Family
- Anatidae
- Order
- Anseriformes
- Genus
- Anas
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Habitat
Ponds, marshes, city lakes
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