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- The mallard is the most familiar of all the dabbling ducks, found right across Europe, Asia and North America. They have also been introduced to South Africa and Australia. Mallards are a common sight at our local parks and ponds, and are often very tame, being fed by the public regularly.
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The mallard is the most familiar of all the dabbling ducks, found right across Europe, Asia and North America. They have also been introduced to South Africa and Australia. Mallards are a common sight at our local parks and ponds, and are often very tame, being fed by the public regularly.
- Difference Between Male and Female Mallards
- Mallards Are Dabbling Foragers
- Male and Female Mallard Calls
- Mallard Courtship Displays
- The Mating Dance
- Territorial Aggression
If you want to understand mallard behavior, it’s important to start by identifying the differences between males and females. This is because so much of their behavior relates to courtship, nesting & territorial activity, which all have very defined gender roles. Luckily, it’s actually very easy to see the difference between male and female mallard...
It’s also important to understand thatMallards belong to a larger category of ducks that all share a common foraging strategy known as dabbling. Dabbling ducks find food by poking their heads under water to grab shallow plant material while their tails and feet stick up above the water. This dabbling strategy for finding food is distinct from divin...
Throughout the nesting season, female mallards have a call that entices the males to follow her. I call this sound “The Following Quack” because it describes the call and response behavior of female and male mallards.
Unlike most birds, Mallard courtship lasts for a very long period of time throughout the entire winter and early spring. These common ducks have one of the most diverse arrays of courtship behavior that can be easily seen at local wetlands and ponds throughout North America. This long period of courtship makes mallards some of the most exciting and...
The mallard mating dance is actually a complex integration of multiple courtship behaviors in rapid succession that culminates in copulation. Mallard mating commonly includes: 1. An extended sequence of bill dipping 2. Followed by female neck forward body language as they mate 3. After mating the male does neck forward swimming and circles around t...
Mallards have varying degrees of territorial behavior that mostly revolve around protection of mates and nest sites. They will often share communal feeding areas, but take action to keep possible invaders out of their core nest area. In the territorial behavior example from the video, this male mallard was able to communicate his territorial claim ...
The mallard is a large, heavy looking duck. It has a long body and long, broad bill. Find out about the nesting habits, populations, legal status and more
The mallard (/ ˈmælɑːrd, ˈmælərd /) or wild duck (Anas platyrhynchos) is a dabbling duck that breeds throughout the temperate and subtropical Americas, Eurasia, and North Africa. It has been introduced to New Zealand, Australia, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, the Falkland Islands, and South Africa.
Mallards are an abundant city and suburban park duck and because of constant feedings by park visitors, they can become very tame and approachable. In more natural settings and where Mallards are heavily hunted, they can be very wary of approaching people.
The mallard is the most familiar of all the dabbling ducks, found right across Europe, Asia and North America. They have also been introduced to South Africa and Australia. Mallards are a common sight at our local parks and ponds, and are often very tame, being fed by the public regularly.
Mallards are large ducks with hefty bodies, rounded heads, and wide, flat bills. Like many “dabbling ducks” the body is long and the tail rides high out of the water, giving a blunt shape. In flight their wings are broad and set back toward the rear.
