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Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
(A. p. platyrhynchos)
| Armenian Name: | Կռնչան բադ |
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See Plate 17 for Mallard and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Year-round resident |
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| Abundance: | Common |
| Length: | 50-65 cm, Wing Span:81-98 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 73. |
| Description: | Male: green head, white neck ring, reddish-brown breast, gray back. Female: brown body mottled and streaked with black; bluish-purple speculum best seen in flight. Bill has variable amounts of orange and black |
| Similar Species: | Females differ from other female ducks by bluish-purple speculum. |
| Behavior: | Commonest duck, often tame. |
| Habitat: | Variety of habitats near water. |
| Food: | Aquatic plants, invertebrates, fish, amphibians. |
| Nest: | Ground scrape or platform of grass and reeds lined with down in marsh or near water. |
| Eggs: | 57 mm, 7-13, grayish-green. |
