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Anas platyrhynchos
Photo by Paul Sansom

Identification

Drake - green head separated from a brown breast by a white ring. Yellow bill. Curly central tail feathers. Female - streaked brown body with brown bill with a variable amount of orange around the edge. Both have a white edged blue speculum. Male: Quiet kwack nasally rheb. Female: loud traditional quack.

Distribution

Europe. North America

Taxonomy

Habitat

Water.

Behaviour

Diet includes insects, seed, roots, grain either whilst dabbling or on land.


Bird Song

<flashmp3>Anas platyrhynchos (song).mp3</flashmp3>
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External Links

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