Mallard ( Anas platyrhynchos ) |
Description |
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It is the most known duck, the drake has a yellow beak, a green head, a white necklace in the neck and the feathers of the tail are curly. The hen has an orange-coloured beak and its plumage is brown |
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The duck wild mallard is a migrant. One finds him in all Europe.
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Habitat : | One a little meets him everywhere in France, in parks, swamps, lakes, ponds so well in the sweet or salty waters. |
Food : | Omnivores, seeds, aquatic spices, mollusks, towards, batrachians. |
Size : | 19.7 inch (50-65 cm) |
Weight : 750-1,50 kg |
Wing span : 31.52 inch (80-95 cm) |
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