Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

Mallards may travel in pairs or in small or medium-sized flocks. Larger flocks are often mixed with other duck species. Mallards are a species of dabbling duck that feeds by tipping forward to forage on aquatic plants in shallow water. These ducks also walk well on land to forage for seeds and insects. Males have an iridescent green head, thin white neck band, reddish-brown chest, gray-brown back, white flanks and under parts and a yellow bill. Two dark tail feathers have a distinctive upward curl.
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