Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) - HBW 1, p. 605
French: Canard colvert
German: Stockente
Spanish: Anade Azulón
Other common names: Greenhead, Common/Green headed/Northern Mallard (platyrhynchos); Greenland Mallard (conboschas); Florida Mallard/Duck (fulvigula); Mottled Mallard/Duck (fulvigula, maculosa); Mexican Mallard/Duck (diazi); Hawaiian Mallard/Duck, Koloa (wyvilliana); Laysan Mallard/Duck/Teal (laysanensis)
Taxonomy: Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758, Europe.
Forms superspecies with A. rubripes, A. melleri and A. undulata. A. rubripes sometimes considered subspecies of present species. Probable unstable hybrids of present species and A. superciliosa, found on some Micronesian islands, have been considered a different species, Mariana Duck (A. oustaleti). Races fulvigula and maculosa have been partitioned off in a different species, Mottled Duck (A. fulvigula). Races diazi, wyvilliana and laysanensis are also often considered full species. Hybridization recorded wi.. View all taxonomy...
Forms superspecies with A. rubripes, A. melleri and A. undulata. A. rubripes sometimes considered subspecies of present species. Probable unstable hybrids of present species and A. superciliosa, found on some Micronesian islands, have been considered a different species, Mariana Duck (A. oustaleti). Races fulvigula and maculosa have been partitioned off in a different species, Mottled Duck (A. fulvigula). Races diazi, wyvilliana and laysanensis are also often considered full species. Hybridization recorded with at least 23 other species of genus Anas, often producing fertile progeny, and also with several species of Aix, Alopochen, Anser, Branta, Tadorna, Cairina, Aythya and Somateria. Seven subspecies normally recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 - most of Palearctic and Nearctic.
- conboschas C. L. Brehm, 1831 - SW Greenland.
- fulvigula Ridgway, 1874 - Florida.
- platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 - most of Palearctic and Nearctic.
- conboschas C. L. Brehm, 1831 - SW Greenland.
- fulvigula Ridgway, 1874 - Florida.
- maculosa Sennett, 1889 - Atlantic S USA to Mexico.
- diazi Ridgway, 1886 - extreme S USA, from Arizona to Texas, S to C Mexico.
- wyvilliana P. L. Sclater, 1878 - Kauai and Oahu Is (Hawaii).
- laysanensis Rothschild, 1892 - Laysan I (to NW of Hawaii).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A female with two chicks swimming next to a Squacco Heron Locality Larache, Tangier-Tétouan Region, Morocco (ssp platyrhynchos)
Josep del Hoyo 7 April 2007 5 years ago 27 sec 3.8 -
Two birds swimming, then feeding in the water Locality Pebble Shores, Naples, Collier County, Florida, USA (United States) (ssp fulvigula)
Sharyn Staggers 31 March 2007 5 years ago 17 sec 3.8 -
A male showing several forms of comfort behaviour Locality Llobregat Delta, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain (ssp platyrhynchos)
Josep del Hoyo 15 November 2003 6 years ago 35 sec 3.8 -
A male standing Locality Belgium (ssp platyrhynchos)
Leo Janssen 10 March 2000 7 years ago 26 sec 3.8 -
A close-up of a male opening the beak Locality Belgium (ssp platyrhynchos)
Leo Janssen 10 March 2000 7 years ago 13 sec 3.8 -
A pair, the male calling Locality Belgium (ssp platyrhynchos)
Leo Janssen 10 March 2000 7 years ago 24 sec 3.8
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Male, swimming in a lake.
Locality Maksimir Park, City of Zagreb, Croatia (ssp platyrhynchos)
Bojan Bencic 1 December 2010 2 years ago 3.9 -
Male with fresh catch
Locality University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California, USA (United States) (ssp platyrhynchos)
Justin Watts 24 October 2010 2 years ago 3.9 -
Male walking on ice at edge of Lake Ontario
Locality Ontario, Canada (ssp platyrhynchos)
Miriam Bauman 8 January 2009 2 years ago 3.9 -
Adult male, swimming.
Locality Llobregat Delta, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain (ssp platyrhynchos)
Carmelo López 7 January 2012 1 year ago 3.9 -
Male Mallard in Stream by HF Pond
Locality Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County, California, USA (United States)
Ethan Winning 17 October 2012 2 days ago ADDED LAST WEEK 3.9 -
Male vocalizing.
Locality LaSalle Park, Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Miriam Bauman 7 January 2012 1 year ago 3.9
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Sounds by a group of birds while feeding on the water. Locality George C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary, British Columbia, Canada
(ssp platyrhynchos)
Josep del Hoyo 17 August 2012 30 weeks ago 4 -
Calls by several birds. Locality George C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary, British Columbia, Canada
(ssp platyrhynchos)
Josep del Hoyo 17 August 2012 30 weeks ago 4 -
Several drakes calling and one display calling at the end Locality London Wetland Centre, London, England, Great Britain
(ssp laysanensis)
Stuart Fisher 13 February 2010 3 years ago 4 -
Calls of at least 3 birds flushed from a ditch at night of which the female calls are more prominent Locality Surrey, England, Great Britain
(ssp platyrhynchos)
Stuart Fisher 4 years ago 4
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