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MallardAlternate name(s): "Wild Duck" ![]() Size: 50-65 cm; wing span 80-100 cm Weight: 0.7-1.6 kg |
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See Mallard
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Photos |
Race "caesia"
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ADULT |
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MALE |
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BREEDING |
Near-frontal view of a male Mallard in breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[St. James's Park, London, England, September 2019]
Near-lateral view of a male Mallard in breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Near Ostrow Mazowiecka, Masovia, Poland, January 2016]
Lateral view of a male Mallard in breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Near Mora, Evora, Portugal, March 2020]
Lateral view of a male Mallard in breeding
plumage
[Eltville, Hessen, Germany, June 2010]
Lateral view of a male Mallard in breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[St. James's Park, London, England, September 2019]
Dorsal view of a male Mallard in worn breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Near Ostrow Mazowiecka, Masovia, Poland, April 2016]
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NON-BREEDING |
Frontal view from above of a male Mallard in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[St. James's Park, London, England, September 2019]
Near-lateral view of a male Mallard in non-breeding
plumage
with what looks like a blind eye
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[St. James's Park, London, England, September 2019]
Near-lateral view from above of a male Mallard in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[St. James's Park, London, England, September 2019]
Lateral view of a male Mallard in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[St. James's Park, London, England, September 2019]
Lateral view of a male Mallard in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Parque da Paz, Almada, Setubal, Portugal, July 2019]
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FEMALE |
Near-frontal view of a female Mallard
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Moita do Ribatejo, Tejo estuary, Portugal, February 2019]
Lateral portrait of a female Mallard
[Eltville, Hessen, Germany, June 2010]
Close-up lateral view of a female Mallard
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, September 2019]
Lateral view of a female Mallard
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Near Mora, Evora, Portugal, March 2020]
Lateral view of a female Mallard
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Near Ostrow Mazowiecka, Masovia, Poland, January 2016]
Dorsal view of a female Mallard in worn
plumage
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Near Ostrow Mazowiecka, Masovia, Poland, April 2016]
Lateral view of a female Mallard in flight
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[River Bug, near Malkinia, Masovia, Poland, June 2019]
Lateral view of a female Mallard in flight
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[River Bug, near Malkinia, Masovia, Poland, June 2019]
Dorsal view of a female Mallard banking to land on water
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, March 2016]
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PAIR |
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BREEDING |
Frontal view of a pair of Mallards in breeding
plumage,
female in front
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Lagoa de Albufeira, Sesimbra, Setubal, Portugal, January 2020]
Lateral view of a pair of Mallards in breeding
plumage
resting on a frozen pond (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Near Ostrow Mazowiecka, Masovia, Poland, January 2016]
Near-dorsal view of a pair of Mallards in breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Badajoz, Badajoz province, Spain, January 2023]
Near-dorsal view of a pair of Mallards in breeding
plumage
resting on a frozen pond (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Near Ostrow Mazowiecka, Masovia, Poland, January 2016]
Near-dorsal view of a pair of Mallards in breeding
plumage
resting on a frozen pond (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Near Ostrow Mazowiecka, Masovia, Poland, January 2016]
Two pairs of Mallards, males in breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Castro Verde, Beja, Alentejo, Portugal, September 2020]
Mallards in breeding
plumage
on a frozen pond (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Near Ostrow Mazowiecka, Masovia, Poland, January 2016]
Near-lateral view of Mallards in breeding
plumage
in flight
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, January 2018]
Lateral view of Mallards in breeding
plumage
in flight
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, January 2018]
Lateral/ventral view of Mallards, males in breeding
plumage,
in flight
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Near Mora, Evora, Portugal, March 2020]
Near-dorsal view of Mallards in breeding
plumage
in flight
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, January 2018]
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NON-BREEDING |
Two pairs of Mallards, with males in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, August 2019]
Sex unknown |
Two Mallards in non-breeding
plumage
[Holzmaar, Eifel, Rheinland-Pfalz, August 2014]
Mallards in non-breeding
plumage preening
[May 2006]
Mallards in non-breeding
plumage
in a farm yard in the Austrian Alps (photo courtesy of H. Dahlem-Senger)
[Near Matrei, Osttirol, Austria, July 2017]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Lateral view of a snoozing juvenile Mallard
(photo courtesy of H. Dahlem-Senger)
[Spiekeroog, Ostfriesland, Germany, June 2021]
Lateral view of two female Mallards with ducklings
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, April 2020]
Lateral view of a female Mallard with 9 ducklings
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Montargil, Avis, Evora, Portugal, June 2019]
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Behaviour |
Like many other species of
ducks, Mallards are sociable animals that can gather in large
flocks outside the breeding season (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Near Ostrow Mazowiecka, Masovia, Poland, January 2016]
Like many other species of
ducks, Mallards are sociable animals that can gather in large
flocks outside the breeding season (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Near Ostrow Mazowiecka, Masovia, Poland, January 2016]
In Australia, Mallards can interbreed with Pacific Black Ducks
[Narrabri Lake, NSW, May 2013]
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Call(s)/Song |
For this species we have recorded the following call(s)/song. The
interpretation of their meaning is our own;
comments and suggestions for improvement are welcome.
mallard_jp_20230222.mp3 |
caesia (Portugal) |
Contact calls? (Q&A) | © JP | |
mallard_dw_20190413.m4a |
caesia (Poland) |
Contact calls? (Pair in flight) | © DW | |
mallard_jp_20200720.m4a |
caesia (Portugal) |
Alarm calls? | © JP |
More Mallard sound recordings are available at
xeno-canto.org
.