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She remains a brown colour all year round and in the winter, she is easily distinguished from the male because of this. In winter, the breeding season, the male displays his colourful plummage to the female. He is very easily distinguished from other duck species by his dark green head and neck, white collar, and curly black upper tail feathers. In the summer, the male moults, loses his colour, and then resembles the brown female except for his yellow beak. \n\nThey usually breed at sexual maturity, 12 months, but older females are more successful mothers. They bond as pairs in October and the mating season continues until March when most males leave. The female nests on the ground near water. After 26-28 days, the ducklings hatch and they are led to water by the female who returns to the nest no more. \n\nTheir breeding population in Britain is estimated to be 100,000 - 130,000." }, { "historical": true, "type": "description", "value": "Taxidermy specimen of a female mallard (Anas Platyrynchos) mounted on a dark wood base.\n\n{PLACE: Mallards can be found almost world wide\n\n{RELATEDOBJS: Natural History Gallery \u2013 Taxidermy ducks?}" }, { "type": "food basic (online)", "value": "They eat a wide variety of food including vegetation, grain, insects, worms and snails." }, { "type": "food more (online)", "value": "Mallards are 'dabbling' ducks, eating small creatures and seeds that float on the surface. They also 'up end' themselves to feed as far down as their necks will reach. They will also feed from humans, taking bread or seeds. 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This is known as the 'hail' call as it can be heard over a long distance and she uses it to call other ducks to her, including her ducklings." }, { "type": "more (online)", "value": "Anas is its genus name and platyrynchos is its species name. It is a member of the Anatidae family which includes ducks, geese and swans. The members of this family are birds that are adapted for swimming, floating and in some cases diving. They all mate only on the water and not on land." }, { "type": "use", "value": "They have webbed feet and waterproof feathers.\nMallards live on or beside the water so they have webbed feet. When swimming the web widens to create more trust against the water. Then as the duck pulls its foot forward the web closes to move more easily through the water. When walking in soft mud the web spreads to take the weight of the bird and this stops it from sinking in the mud. They also waterproof their feathers as they take oil from a preen gland on their back and spread it through their feathers with their beak.\nIt is the female of the species that makes the familiar \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcquack\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 sound. This is known as the \u00e2\u20ac\u02dchail\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 call as it can be heard over a long distance and she uses it to call other ducks to her, including her ducklings." }, { "attribution": { "attributor": "Patel, India" }, "type": "description", "value": "Taxidermy specimen of a female mallard (Anas Platyrynchos) mounted on a dark wood base." } ], "language": [ "eng" ], "title": [ { "type": "catalogue title", "value": "Anas platyrhynchos", "primary": true }, { "type": "display title" }, { "type": "english name" }, { "type": "more (online)", "value": "Anas is its genus name and platyrynchos is its species name. It is a member of the Anatidae family which includes ducks, geese and swans. 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