Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Order

ANSERIFORMES

Family

Geese and Ducks (Anatidae)

Code 4

MALL

Code 6

ANAPLA

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: Spatulate
Eye Color: Dark brown.
Head Pattern: Plain
Crown Color: Iridescent green
Forehead Color: Iridescent green
Nape Color: Iridescent green
Throat Color: Iridescent green
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 58 cm (23 in)
Weight: 1088 g (38.4 oz)
Size: 4. Large (16 - 32 in)
Color Primary: Gray, Sheen or Iridescence
Underparts: Gray
Upperparts: Gray and red-brown.
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Swift direct flight with strong wing beats.
Wingspan Range: 76-102 cm (30-40 in)
Wing Shape: Tapered-Wings
Tail Shape: Fan-shaped Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid
Upper Tail: White with two curled black tail feathers.
Under Tail: White and black
Leg Color: Orange

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