Mallard duck images

   ›      ›   Mallard duck - Anas platyrhynchos images
Taxonomic classification   < >   Images
The Mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos) belongs to the family of ducks, geese and swans, the Anatidae under the order Anseriformes.

Mallard duck taxonomy

The Anatidae is the family of ducks, wigeons, geese and swans. The family Anatidae was first introduced by William Elford Leach, MD, FRS (2 February 1791 – 25 August 1836), an English zoologist and marine biologist, in the year 1820.

The family Anatidae comprises seven subfamilies, including Anatinae. The subfamily Anatinae was first described by William Elford Leach, MD, FRS (2 February 1791 – 25 August 1836), an English zoologist and marine biologist, in the year 1820.

Several genera have been placed under the subfamily Anatinae, including Anas. The genus Anas was first described by Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist, in the year 1758.

The genus Anas comprises thirty-one species of teals and ducks, including, Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard duck). The Anas platyrhynchos duck species was first described by Carl Linnaeus, in the year 1758.

This duck species is polytypic and comprises two subspecies, viz., A. p. platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 and A. p. conboschas C. L. Brehm, 1831.

Taxonomic classification
Binomial name:Anas platyrhynchos
Species:A. platyrhynchos
Genus:Anas
Subfamily:-
Family:Anatidae
Order:Anseriformes
Class:Aves
Phylum:Chordata
Kingdom:Animalia
Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos
1.Mallard duck - Anas platyrhynchos
Image by Charles J Sharp


Anas platyrhynchos
2.Mallard duck - Anas platyrhynchos
Image by Acarpentier

Anas platyrhynchos
3.Mallard duck - Anas platyrhynchos
Image by Quartl

Anas platyrhynchos
4.Mallard duck - Anas platyrhynchos
Image by D Lester

Anas platyrhynchos
5.Mallard duck - Anas platyrhynchos
Image by David Lienhard

Anas platyrhynchos
6.Mallard duck - Anas platyrhynchos
Image by Stefan Berndtsson

Anas platyrhynchos
7.Mallard duck - Anas platyrhynchos
Image by Richard Bartz

Anas platyrhynchos
8.Mallard duck - Anas platyrhynchos
Image by Atamari

Anas platyrhynchos
9.Mallard duck - Anas platyrhynchos
Image by Alan D. Wilson, www.naturespicsonline.com
Popular posts in Birds World
Red-billed blue magpie photos Slender-billed oriole
Kentish plover Common greenshank
Arctic tern Wedge-tailed green pigeon
Northern long-eared owl Rufous-bellied woodpecker
Orange minivet Red-backed shrike
Indian golden oriole Ashy drongo
White-spotted fantail Indian paradise flycatcher
Lesser sand-plover Green sandpiper
Common redshank Black-naped tern
Yellow-footed green pigeon Brown hawk-owl
Sind woodpecker Long-tailed minivet
Crow-billed drongo Andean siskin
Horned screamer Indian pond heron
Choco tinamou Russet-backed oropendola
Yellow-faced siskin American wigeon
Black-headed jay Dusky-green oropendola
Barnacle goose Red-billed blue magpie
Red siskin White-cheeked tern
Green imperial-pigeon Short-eared owl
Jerdon's courser Jack snipe
Brown-headed gull Slender-billed gull
Eurasian collared dove Violet cuckoo
Buffy fish owl Dark-rumped swift
Crested kingfisher Wreathed hornbill
Pheasant-tailed jacana Solitary snipe
Bronze-winged jacana Greater painted-snipe
Narcondam hornbill Pied kingfisher
House swift Mottled wood owl
Vernal hanging parrot Grey-bellied cuckoo
Scarlet-breasted woodpecker Grey-chinned minivet

1.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mallard_duck_(Anas_platyrhynchos)_male.jpg (cropped)
Author: Charles J Sharp | License: CC BY-SA 4.0 as on 8/22/18
2.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/ (cropped)
Author: Acarpentier | License: CC BY 3.0 as on 8/22/18
3.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anas_platyrhynchos_qtl8.jpg (cropped)
Author: Quartl | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 8/22/18
4.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/ (cropped)
Author: D Lesterr | License: CC BY 3.0 as on 8/22/18
5.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/ (cropped)
Author: David Lienhard | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 8/22/18
6.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/sbern/8527865565/in/photostream/ (cropped)
Author: Stefan Berndtsson | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 8/21/18
7.Image source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Anas_platyrhynchos_male_female_quadrat.jpg (cropped)
Author: Richard Bartz | License: CC BY-SA 2.5 as on 8/22/18
8.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hilden_Am_Holterh%C3%B6fchen_0033.jpg (cropped)
Author: Atamari | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 8/22/18
9.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/ (cropped)
(cropped)
Author: Alan D. Wilson, www.naturespicsonline.com | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 8/22/18
Current topic in Bird World: Mallard duck - Anas platyrhynchos images.
Contact State Tourism or travel agents for bird watching and wildlife tours.