Las hembras pueden confundirse facilmente coon otras especies de anades, pero su diferencia se encuentra en su pico que es más fuerte y con el tipo color azulón.
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Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) - HBW 1, p. 605
French: Canard colvert
German: Stockente
Spanish: Anade Azulón
Other common names: 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)
Other common names: 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)
Taxonomy: Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758, Europe.
Forms superspecies with A. rubripes, A. melleri and A. undulata. A. rubripes sometimes considered subspecies of present species. Probable unstable hybrids of present species and A. superciliosa, found on some Micronesian islands, have been considered a different species, Mariana Duck (A. oustaleti). Races fulvigula and maculosa have been partitioned off in a different species, Mottled Duck (A. fulvigula). Races diazi, wyvilliana and laysanensis are also often considered full species. Hybridization recorded wi.. View all taxonomy...
Forms superspecies with A. rubripes, A. melleri and A. undulata. A. rubripes sometimes considered subspecies of present species. Probable unstable hybrids of present species and A. superciliosa, found on some Micronesian islands, have been considered a different species, Mariana Duck (A. oustaleti). Races fulvigula and maculosa have been partitioned off in a different species, Mottled Duck (A. fulvigula). Races diazi, wyvilliana and laysanensis are also often considered full species. Hybridization recorded wi.. View all taxonomy...
Subspecies and Distribution:
- platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 - most of Palearctic and Nearctic.
- conboschas C. L. Brehm, 1831 - SW Greenland.
- fulvigula Ridgway, 1874 - Florida.
Fuente.http://ibc.lynxeds.com/species/mallard-anas-platyrhynchos
http://www.proyectoavis.com/cgi-bin/especie.cgi?id_especie=21
http://www.cinerea.org/component/content/article/43-especies-aves/93-anas-platyrhynchos.html
http://www.cinerea.org/component/content/article/43-especies-aves/93-anas-platyrhynchos.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mallard
http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/m/mallard/index.aspx
http://www. birdsinbackyards.net/finder/display.cfm?id=184
http://www.birdguides.com/species/species.asp?sp=027083
http://www.sdakotabirds.com/species/mallard_info.htm
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