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Mallard
| Color: |
Brown, Green |
| Size: |
23" |
| Season: |
Year-round |
| Description: |
The male Mallard is probably the most widely recognized duck anywhere. Its dark emerald head, yellow bill, white neck ring, chestnut breast, and gray body are well known. The far less striking female is mottled brown overall, with an orange bill smudged in black at the center. Both sexes have white tails, orange legs, and a blue patch on the wing, known as a speculum, that is borded by white on both sides. |
| Voice: |
Only females give the series of quacks typically associated with ducks. Males give a soft soft rhaeb rhaeb.
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| Habitat: |
Found in any wet habitat from wooded wetlands to city ponds. |
| Interesting Fact: |
Arkansas is home to the largest wintering population of Mallards in the country, with an average of over 600,000 birds counted in the state each year. |
| Scientific name: |
Anas platyrhynchos |
| Order: |
Anseriformes |
| Family: |
Anatidae |
Female and male Howard Eskin |
Duckling Mr Kozlowski |
Juveniles Howard Eskin |
Adult in flight, note white borders of blue speculum Jim Cruce |
Female and ducklings trying to hide in the open Joe Neal |
Female Bill Branham |
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