Skip to content
Sri Lanka's wildlife encyclopedia

Mallard

වල් තාරාවා காட்டு வாத்து

Anas platyrhynchos

Least concern

Mallard
This picture was realized by Richard Bartz by using a Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens · CC BY-SA 2.5

Overview

The mallard or wild duck is a dabbling duck that breeds throughout temperate and subtropical North America, Eurasia, and North Africa. It has been introduced to New Zealand, Australia, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, the Falkland Islands, and South Africa. Belonging to the subfamily Anatinae of the waterfowl family Anatidae, mallards live in wetlands, eat water plants and small animals, and are social animals preferring to congregate in groups or flocks of varying sizes.

Recent sightings

Report a sighting

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (EN): Mallard — CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (TA): காட்டு வாத்து — CC BY-SA 4.0