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  • Mallard

  • Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758

  • Anatidae

  • The mallard is the most well known anatidae in our country. This dabbling duck has a robust body, large head, yellow beak, orange legs and a blue stripe in its wings, visible during flight. In the mating season, the male exhibits a metallic green colouration on its head and neck, contrasting with a white collar, a brownish purple chest and grey on the rest of the body. The female is brown with a white belly. It can grow to be 60 cm long and have 95 cm span.

  • Ria Formosa Nature Park

    S. Jacinto Dunes Nature Reserve

    Paul de Arzila Nature Reserve

    Paul do Boquilobo Nature Reserve

    Estuário do Tejo Nature Reserve

    Estuário do Sado Nature Reserve

    Lagoas de Santo André e da Sancha Nature Reserve

    Sapal de C. Marim e V. R. Sto. António Nature Reserve

    Albufeira do Azibo Protected Landscape

    Litoral de Vila do Conde Regional Protected Landscape and Mindelo Ornithological Reserve

    Açude da Agolada Local Protected Landscape

  • Lisboa e Vale do Tejo

    Centro

    Norte

    Algarve

    Alentejo

  • Least Concern

  • The mallard inhabits estuaries, coastal ponds, moist meadows, water courses, bogs, weirs and quagmires. It's usually easy to spot be it by its appealing plumage or by its trademark vocalization, the typical “quak-quak-quak”.

  • All year long

  • The mallard feeds on vegetable matter and land invertebrates and occasionally fish and amphibians. It obtains food on the surface or underwater, by partially submerging its body.

  • The Portuguese population of this species is estimated to be of 16847 wintering individuals.