Mallard duckling feeding on the causeway at Farmoor

Mallard duckling feeding on the causeway at Farmoor - Mallard
Farmoor Reservoir, Oxfordshire (May 2013)

Also known in different parts of the world as Greenhead, Common/Green headed/Northern Mallard (platyrhynchos), Greenland Mallard (conboschas), Florida Mallard/Duck (fulvigula), Mottled Mallard/Duck (fulvigula, maculosa), Mexican Mallard/Duck (diazi), Hawaiian Mallard/Duck, Koloa (wyvilliana), Laysan Mallard/Duck/Teal (laysanensis).

Status is classified as Least Concern. For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) / Wikipedia
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos / Bird Forum
BirdLife International / Mallard Anas platyrhynchos

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