Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758
(Wild Mallard)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SubspeciesAnas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos (Wild Mallard)
SpeciesAnas platyrhynchos (Mallard)
GenusAnas (ducks)
FamilyANATIDAE (wildfowl: ducks, geese, mergansers and swans)
OrderANSERIFORMES (ducks, geese, mergansers and swans, waterfowl)
ClassAVES (birds)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos (Wild Mallard) :
1: Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos (Wild Mallard)
8 Nov 2017 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Image 1: Male - head - lateral viewImage 2: Male - head - lateral view (2)
2: Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos (Wild Mallard)
31 Dec 2014 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male Mallard mating with Farmyard Duck
Image 1: Male Mallard climbing onto female Farmyard DuckImage 2: Male Mallard displaying to female Farmyard DuckImage 3: Male Mallard mating with female Farmyard DuckImage 4: Male Mallard mating with female Farmyard Duck (2)Image 5: Male Mallard mating with female Farmyard Duck (3)Image 6: Male Mallard mating with female Farmyard Duck (4)
3: Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos (Wild Mallard)
31 Oct 2014 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Group
Image 1: Group, through the reeds
4: Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos (Wild Mallard)
31 Oct 2014 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Image 1: Male - front three-quarter view
5: Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos (Wild Mallard)
9 Aug 2014 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Image 1: Female - swimming - dorsal viewImage 2: Female - swimming - dorsal view (2)Image 3: Female - swimming - front three-quarter viewImage 4: Female - swimming - latero-dorsal viewImage 5: Group of Mallards
6: Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos (Wild Mallard)
27 Mar 2014 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male
Image 1: Male - head - lateral viewImage 2: Male - swimming - lateral viewImage 3: Male - swimming - lateral view (2)Image 4: Male - swimming - lateral view (3)
7: Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos (Wild Mallard)
27 Mar 2014 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male
Image 1: Male - lateral viewImage 2: Male - lateral view (2)Image 3: Males - swimming - lateral viewImage 4: Males - swimming - lateral view (2)Image 5: Males - swimming - lateral view (3)Image 6: Male - swimming - postero-lateral view
8: Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos (Wild Mallard)
25 Mar 2011 OSGR: SY68 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male and female
Image 1: Male and female half-asleep on bankImage 2: Male and female on bankImage 3: Male asleep on bank
9: Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos (Wild Mallard)
25 Mar 2011 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Image 1: Female and two males - sittingImage 2: Male - lateral viewImage 3: Male - on landImage 4: Male - sitting on land - eye open - lateral viewImage 5: Male - sitting on land - eye open - lateral view (2)Image 6: Male - sitting - on land - lateral viewImage 7: Male - sitting on land - nictitating membrane closedImage 8: Male - sleeping on land - nictitating membrane closed
10: Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos (Wild Mallard)
25 Mar 2011 OSGR: SY68 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, sitting on wall
Image 1: Female - head - close-up - anterior viewImage 2: Female - head - close-up - lateral viewImage 3: Female - head - close-up - latero-anterior viewImage 4: Female - sitting on wallImage 5: Female - sitting on wall (2)Image 6: Female - sitting on wall (3)Image 7: Female - standing on wall - lateral viewImage 8: Standing on wall - lateral view
11: Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos (Wild Mallard)
5 Feb 2010 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Image 1: Female - lateral viewImage 2: Female - lateral view (2)Image 3: Female - on landImage 4: Female - swimmingImage 5: Female - swimming (2)Image 6: Male - on waterImage 7: Male - swimmingImage 8: Male - swimming (2)Image 9: Pair
12: Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos (Wild Mallard)
24 Jan 2010 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Image 1: Female - lateral viewImage 2: Male and femaleImage 3: Male and female (2)Image 4: Male and female (3)Image 5: Male and female (4)Image 6: Male and female (5)Image 7: Male and female (6)Image 8: Male and female - rear viewsImage 9: Male - lateral viewImage 10: Male - lateral view (2)Image 11: Male - lateral view (3)Image 12: Male - lateral view (4)Image 13: Male - lateral view (5)Image 14: Male MallardsImage 15: Male Mallards (2)Image 16: Male - rear viewImage 17: Males and females near feeding stationImage 18: Males and females near feeding station (2)Image 19: Males and females near feeding station (3)Image 20: Males and females near feeding station (4)Image 21: Mostly malesImage 22: Mostly males (2)Image 23: Three male MallardsImage 24: Three male Mallards (2)Image 25: Two male Mallards
13: Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos (Wild Mallard)
12 Sep 1970 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 20’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Female - lateral view

Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos (Wild Mallard) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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