The mallard or wild duck is a dabbling duck that breeds throughout the temperate and subtropical Americas, Eurasia, and North Africa, and has been introduced to New Zealand, Australia, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, the Falkland Islands, and South Africa. This duck belongs to the subfamily Anatinae of the waterfowl family Anatidae. Males have purple patches on their wings, while the females have mainly brown-speckled plumage. Both sexes have an area of white-bordered black or iridescent blue feathers called a speculum on their wings; males especially tend to have blue speculum feathers. The mallard is 50–65 cm (20–26 in) long, of which the body makes up around two-thirds the length. The wingspan is 81–98 cm (32–39 in) and the bill is 4.4 to 6.1 cm long. It is often slightly heavier than most other dabbling ducks, weighing 0.7–1.6 kg (1.5–3.5 lb). Mallards live in wetlands, eat water plants and small animals, and are social animals preferring to congregate in groups or flocks of varying sizes. This species is the main ancestor of most breeds of domestic ducks. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Linnaeus, C 1758
Référence:
Systema Naturae ed. 10
1 p.125
Protonyme:
Anas platyrhynchos
Localité type:
Europe; restricted to Sweden by Linnaeus, 1761, Fauna Svecica, ed. 2, p. 42.
Lien:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/143/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
46FD4094AD206F14
Avibase ID:
avibase-46FD4094
Lien court:
https://avibase.ca/46FD4094
Numéro de série taxonomique:
TSN: 175063
Distribution géographique:
Autorités reconnaissant ce concept taxonomique:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Mallard or Mexican Duck [incl. maculosa, oustaleti] ( Anas [platyrhynchos or diazi, incl. maculosa, oustaleti]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Mallard or Mexican Duck [incl. maculosa, oustaleti] ( Anas [platyrhynchos or diazi, incl. maculosa, oustaleti]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Mallard or Mexican Duck [incl. maculosa, oustaleti] ( Anas [platyrhynchos or diazi, incl. maculosa, oustaleti]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Mallard or Mexican Duck [incl. maculosa, oustaleti] ( Anas [platyrhynchos or diazi, incl. maculosa, oustaleti]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Mallard or Mexican Duck [incl. maculosa, oustaleti] ( Anas [platyrhynchos or diazi, incl. maculosa, oustaleti]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Mallard or Mexican Duck [incl. maculosa, oustaleti] ( Anas [platyrhynchos or diazi, incl. maculosa, oustaleti]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Mallard or Mexican Duck [incl. maculosa, oustaleti] ( Anas [platyrhynchos or diazi, incl. maculosa, oustaleti]) |
| Clements 4th edition: Mallard ( Anas platyrhynchos) [version 3] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Mallard ( Anas platyrhynchos) [version 3] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Mallard ( Anas platyrhynchos) [version 3] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Mallard ( Anas platyrhynchos) [version 3] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Mallard ( Anas platyrhynchos) [version 3] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Mallard ( Anas platyrhynchos) [version 3] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Mallard ( Anas platyrhynchos) [version 3] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Mallard ( Anas platyrhynchos) [version 3] |
| Clements 6th edition: Mallard ( Anas platyrhynchos) [version 3] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Mallard ( Anas platyrhynchos) [version 3] |
Statut taxinomique:
Statut de l'espèce: species (alt)
Ce taxon est une sous-espèce de
Anas platyrhynchos [sensu lato]
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Autres synonymes
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