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Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Classification

Class
Aves
Family
Anatidae

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.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United Kingdom · 721,672Netherlands · 590,451Spain · 443,961Germany · 266,312France · 201,321Belgium · 68,388Italy · 62,376Switzerland · 41,381Luxembourg · 5,389Brazil · 348Peru · 14