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..     MALLARD (anas platyrhynchos).     ..

Photo taken at Culzean, Mar '05.

Size:-

Voice:-

Habitat:-

Status:-

Egg:-

Length: 51-62cm

Wingspan: 81-98cm

Weight: 750g-1.5kg

 

 

Female: 'quack'

Male: quieter, low 'crrib'

 

 

 

 

Anywhere there is water.

 

 

 

 

 

Widespread

Common

Green List

 

 

 

57x41mm

N.B. EGG COLLECTING IS MURDER. IT IS IMMORAL AND IT IS AGAINST THE LAW.

Extra Info:-

Eggs:-

Lifespan:-

Population:-

No.:-

Incubation:-

Fledging:-

7-16

27-28 days

50-60 days

Season: usually Mar-May (any time)  1-2 clutches

29 years

 

 

Breeding: 100-130,000 pairs

Winter: 527,000

 

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