#0532 · 🐦 birds

Mallard

🇳🇱 Wilde Eend ·Anas platyrhynchos

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 in the Netherlands

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what is it?

The mallard (/ˈmælɑːrd/ or /ˈmælərd/) ( Anas platyrhynchos ) 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, the Falkland Islands, and South Africa. This duck belongs to the subfamily Anatinae of the waterfowl family Anatidae. The male birds (drakes) have a glossy green head and are grey on wings and belly while the females (hens or ducks)...

base stats

NL sightings 9,012iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 979,681iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

Spotted 9,012 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #1 most seen of the birds in NL.
979,681 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).