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Identification

mallard
Anas platyrhynchos

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Date Taken

July 23, 2005

Location

Jamaica Bay NWR East Pond, Queens, New York

Caption

Mallard female in flight (Anas platyrhynchos).

Subject
Behavior

Subject
Live Animal

Type
Photo

Life Stages And Gender
Adult/Sexually Mature

Anatomy
Female

Behaviors
Locomotion :: Flying

Anatomy
Body Parts :: Wings

Anatomy
Coloration/Patterning :: Cryptic

Contributors

Cal Vornberger (photographer; copyright holder; identification)

Conditions of Use

Copyright Cal Vornberger. This resource may not be downloaded and used without permission of the copyright holder except for educational fair use.

University of Michigan Museum of Zoology

National Science Foundation

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