Anas platyrhynchos [sensu lato, incl. oustaleti] (Mallard, Mexican, Laysan, Hawaiian or Mottled Duck [incl. oustaleti])

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Mallard, Mexican, Laysan, Hawaiian or Mottled Duck [incl. oustaleti]

Anas platyrhynchos [sensu lato, incl. oustaleti] (= Anas platyrhynchos) Linnaeus, 1758

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Classification

Order:
  Anseriformes
Family:
  Anatidae
Genus:
   Anas
Scientific:
  Anas platyrhynchos

Original description

Citation:
Linnaeus, 1758

Reference:
Syst.Nat.ed.10 p.125

Protonym:
Anas platyrhynchos

Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/727030

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
42EC2D6189F64991

Avibase ID:
avibase-42EC2D61

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/42EC2D61

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175063

Geographic range:

Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos: Holarctic; winters to Mexico, North Africa, India and Borneo
Anas platyrhynchos conboschas: Coastal sw Greenland
Anas diazi: southeastern Arizona, southern New Mexico, and western Texas (Trans-Pecos region) south to central Mexico
Anas laysanensis: Laysan I. (nw Hawaiian Islands)
Anas wyvilliana: Hawaiian Islands (Kauai and Oahu)
Anas fulvigula fulvigula: se US (Florida)
Anas fulvigula maculosa: Gulf coast of US (Alabama to s Texas) and ne Mexico; introduced to South Carolina
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Source: Clements checklist

English:
Mallard, Mexican, Laysan, Hawaiian or Mottled Duck [incl. oustaleti]
French:
Canard colvert, C. de Laysan, C. des Hawaï ou C. brun [incl. oustaleti]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Mallard, Mexican, Laysan, Hawaiian or Mottled Duck [incl. oustaleti] ( Anas platyrhynchos [sensu lato, incl. oustaleti])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Mallard, Mexican, Laysan, Hawaiian or Mottled Duck [incl. oustaleti] ( Anas platyrhynchos [sensu lato, incl. oustaleti])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Mallard, Mexican, Laysan, Hawaiian or Mottled Duck [incl. oustaleti] ( Anas platyrhynchos [sensu lato, incl. oustaleti])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Mallard, Mexican, Laysan, Hawaiian or Mottled Duck [incl. oustaleti] ( Anas platyrhynchos [sensu lato, incl. oustaleti])
Clements 3rd edition: Mallard ( Anas platyrhynchos) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

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Other synonyms

English: Mallard, Mallard, Mexican, Laysan, Hawaiian or Mottled Duck [incl. oustaleti]
Esperanto: Platbeka anaso
Spanish (Argentine): Azulón
French: Canard colvert, Canard colvert, C. de Laysan, C. des Hawaï ou C. brun [incl. oustaleti]
Scientific: Anas platyrhynchos, Anas platyrhynchos [sensu lato, incl. oustaleti], Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos
Nepali: हरियो टाउके
Ukrainian: Крижень звичайний