Anas platyrhynchos
Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos: Taxonomy | Photographs

Taxonomic Classification

Kingdom: Metazoa ((=Animalia) multicellular animals)
Phylum: Chordata (chordates)
Class: Aves (birds)
Order: Anseriformes (ducks, geese, swans)
Family: Anatidae (waterfowl)
Genus: Anas (dabbling ducks)
Species: Anas platyrhynchos
Common Names: Mallard, Mallard Duck, Greenhead

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Anas platyrhynchos - drake (male)
Lake Ella
Tallahassee, FL
March 9, 2002
Photo contributed by Emily Earp

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Anas platyrhynchos - hen (female)
Lake Ella
Tallahassee, FL
March 9, 2002
Photo contributed by Emily Earp

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Anas platyrhynchos - The mallard in the foreground is a hen (female); the mallard in the background is a drake (male).
Lake Ella
Tallahassee, FL
March 9, 2002
Photo contributed by Emily Earp

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Anas platyrhynchos - drake (male)
Lake Ella
Tallahassee, FL
March 9, 2002
Photo contributed by Emily Earp

Full-sized photo: 120 kB
Photo added to site: May 11 2002

Anas platyrhynchos - hen (female)
Lake Ella
Tallahassee, FL
March 9, 2002
Photo contributed by Emily Earp

Full-sized photo: 83 kB
Photo added to site: May 11 2002

Anas platyrhynchos - drake (male)
Lake Ella
Tallahassee, FL
March 9, 2002
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman

Full-sized photo: 137 kB
Photo added to site: May 11 2002

Anas platyrhynchos - drake (male)
Lake Ella
Tallahassee, FL
March 9, 2002
Photo contributed by Emily Earp

Full-sized photo: 72 kB
Photo added to site: May 11 2002

Anas platyrhynchos - drake (male)
Lake Ella
Tallahassee, FL
March 9, 2002
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman

Full-sized photo: 130 kB
Photo added to site: May 11 2002

Anas platyrhynchos - drake (male)
Lake Ella
Tallahassee, FL
March 9, 2002
Photo contributed by Emily Earp

Full-sized photo: 175 kB
Photo added to site: May 11 2002

Anas platyrhynchos - drake (male)
Lake Ella
Tallahassee, FL
March 9, 2002
Photo contributed by Emily Earp

Full-sized photo: 122 kB
Photo added to site: May 11 2002

Anas platyrhynchos - drake (male)
Lake Ella
Tallahassee, FL
March 9, 2002
Photo contributed by Emily Earp

Full-sized photo: 267 kB
Photo added to site: May 11 2002

Anas platyrhynchos - hen (female)
Lake Ella
Tallahassee, FL
March 9, 2002
Photo contributed by Emily Earp

Full-sized photo: 113 kB
Photo added to site: May 11 2002

Anas platyrhynchos - drake (male)
Lake Ella
Tallahassee, FL
March 9, 2002
Photo contributed by Emily Earp

Full-sized photo: 150 kB
Photo added to site: May 11 2002

Anas platyrhynchos - drake (male)
Lake Ella
Tallahassee, FL
March 9, 2002
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman

Full-sized photo: 87 kB
Photo added to site: May 11 2002

Anas platyrhynchos - (mating) - The drake (male) grips onto a few of the hen's hackles to remain somewhat stabilized as well as to keep her head above water.
Lake Ella
Tallahassee, FL
March 9, 2002
Photo contributed by Emily Earp

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Anas platyrhynchos - The dark duck in the foreground is a Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata) and the white duck in the background is a drake (male) Pekin Duck, which is a domesticated breed of Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos). Pekin ducks were first introduced into the United States from China in 1873.
Lake Ella
Tallahassee, FL
March 9, 2002
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman

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Photo added to site: May 28 2002

Anas platyrhynchosMallard

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Anas platyrhynchos
Mallard