Male Mallard Duck - Anas platyrhynchos
A common and widespread duck that is able to adapt and thrive in different kinds of environments including coastal marshes, river and town parks. Mallard ducks can tend to interbreed with many other indigenous wild ducks of closely related species and can produce various coloured forms, the proper scientific term for this however is actually called genetic pollution. The name 'mallard' derives from the words for masculinity which applies to the male.
Male Mallard Duck - Anas platyrhynchos
A common and widespread duck that is able to adapt and thrive in different kinds of environments including coastal marshes, river and town parks. Mallard ducks can tend to interbreed with many other indigenous wild ducks of closely related species and can produce various coloured forms, the proper scientific term for this however is actually called genetic pollution. The name 'mallard' derives from the words for masculinity which applies to the male.