Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLinnaeus, C, 1758
English (US) Mallard
The Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Anatidae (Ducks, Swans, and Geese) in the order Anseriformes.
- Scientific name
- Anas platyrhynchos
- Order
- Anseriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Mallard
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1758
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The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos
- Anas platyrhynchos conboschas
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1758
- Type locality
- Europe; restricted to Sweden by Linnaeus, 1761, Fauna Svecica, ed. 2, p. 42.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.125
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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