{"id":4189,"date":"2015-11-23T11:30:21","date_gmt":"2015-11-23T10:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=4189"},"modified":"2020-06-14T20:41:22","modified_gmt":"2020-06-14T19:41:22","slug":"mallard-anas-platyrhynchos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=4189","title":{"rendered":"Mallard<br> <em>Anas platyrhynchos<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&gt;&gt; GENERAL &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; medium-sized duck, largest dabbling duck<br \/>\n&#8211; nocturnal migrant, to lesser extend diurnal<br \/>\n&#8211; mostly migrates pairwise or in small flocks in formation<br \/>\n&#8211; regularly mixed with other ducks<\/p>\n<p><strong>&gt;&gt; VISUAL ID &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=4190\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4190 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4190 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF728_MPU_I8Z6203_100113_mall-1-AD-M-BREED_d_leipzig.jpg\" alt=\"BIF728_MPU_I8Z6203_100113_mall-1-AD-M-BREED_d_leipzig\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF728_MPU_I8Z6203_100113_mall-1-AD-M-BREED_d_leipzig.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF728_MPU_I8Z6203_100113_mall-1-AD-M-BREED_d_leipzig-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF728_MPU_I8Z6203_100113_mall-1-AD-M-BREED_d_leipzig-973x648.jpg 973w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF728_MPU_I8Z6203_100113_mall-1-AD-M-BREED_d_leipzig-508x338.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Mallard <em>Anas p. platyrhynchos<\/em>, M AD BREED<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF0728, 13\/01\/2010, Leipzig, Germany, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=4191\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4191 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4191 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF729_MPU_I8Z3361_091204_mall-1-AD-M-BREED_d_leipzig.jpg\" alt=\"BIF729_MPU_I8Z3361_091204_mall-1-AD-M-BREED_d_leipzig\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF729_MPU_I8Z3361_091204_mall-1-AD-M-BREED_d_leipzig.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF729_MPU_I8Z3361_091204_mall-1-AD-M-BREED_d_leipzig-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF729_MPU_I8Z3361_091204_mall-1-AD-M-BREED_d_leipzig-973x648.jpg 973w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF729_MPU_I8Z3361_091204_mall-1-AD-M-BREED_d_leipzig-508x338.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Mallard <em>Anas p. platyrhynchos<\/em>, M AD BREED<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF0729, 04\/12\/2009, Leipzig, Germany, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=4192\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4192 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4192 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF730_MPU_I8Z6868_100201_mall-1-AD-M-BREED_d_leipzig.jpg\" alt=\"BIF730_MPU_I8Z6868_100201_mall-1-AD-M-BREED_d_leipzig\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF730_MPU_I8Z6868_100201_mall-1-AD-M-BREED_d_leipzig.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF730_MPU_I8Z6868_100201_mall-1-AD-M-BREED_d_leipzig-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF730_MPU_I8Z6868_100201_mall-1-AD-M-BREED_d_leipzig-973x648.jpg 973w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF730_MPU_I8Z6868_100201_mall-1-AD-M-BREED_d_leipzig-508x338.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Mallard <em>Anas p. platyrhynchos<\/em>, M AD BREED<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF0730, 01\/02\/2010, Leipzig, Germany, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=4193\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4193 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4193 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF731_MPU_I8Z3338_091204_mall-1-AD-F_d_leipzig.jpg\" alt=\"BIF731_MPU_I8Z3338_091204_mall-1-AD-F_d_leipzig\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF731_MPU_I8Z3338_091204_mall-1-AD-F_d_leipzig.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF731_MPU_I8Z3338_091204_mall-1-AD-F_d_leipzig-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF731_MPU_I8Z3338_091204_mall-1-AD-F_d_leipzig-973x648.jpg 973w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF731_MPU_I8Z3338_091204_mall-1-AD-F_d_leipzig-508x338.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Mallard <em>Anas p. platyrhynchos<\/em>, F AD<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF0731, 04\/12\/2009, Leipzig, Germany, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=4194\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4194 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4194 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF732_MPU_2664_080915_mall-AD-1M-1F-NONBREED_d_ruegen.jpg\" alt=\"BIF732_MPU_2664_080915_mall-AD-1M-1F-NONBREED_d_ruegen\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF732_MPU_2664_080915_mall-AD-1M-1F-NONBREED_d_ruegen.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF732_MPU_2664_080915_mall-AD-1M-1F-NONBREED_d_ruegen-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF732_MPU_2664_080915_mall-AD-1M-1F-NONBREED_d_ruegen-973x648.jpg 973w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF732_MPU_2664_080915_mall-AD-1M-1F-NONBREED_d_ruegen-508x338.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Mallard <em>Anas p. platyrhynchos<\/em>, M F AD NBREED<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF0732, 15\/09\/2008, R\u00fcgen, Germany, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=4195\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4195 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4195 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF733_MPU_I8Z6799_100201_mall-AD-1M-1F_d_leipzig.jpg\" alt=\"BIF733_MPU_I8Z6799_100201_mall-AD-1M-1F_d_leipzig\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF733_MPU_I8Z6799_100201_mall-AD-1M-1F_d_leipzig.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF733_MPU_I8Z6799_100201_mall-AD-1M-1F_d_leipzig-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF733_MPU_I8Z6799_100201_mall-AD-1M-1F_d_leipzig-973x648.jpg 973w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF733_MPU_I8Z6799_100201_mall-AD-1M-1F_d_leipzig-508x338.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Mallard <em>Anas p. platyrhynchos<\/em>, M F AD BREED<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF0733, 01\/02\/2010, Leipzig, Germany, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=4196\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4196 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4196 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF734_MPU_I8Z3002_091203_mall-3-AD-M-BREED_d_leipzig.jpg\" alt=\"BIF734_MPU_I8Z3002_091203_mall-3-AD-M-BREED_d_leipzig\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF734_MPU_I8Z3002_091203_mall-3-AD-M-BREED_d_leipzig.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF734_MPU_I8Z3002_091203_mall-3-AD-M-BREED_d_leipzig-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF734_MPU_I8Z3002_091203_mall-3-AD-M-BREED_d_leipzig-973x648.jpg 973w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF734_MPU_I8Z3002_091203_mall-3-AD-M-BREED_d_leipzig-508x338.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Mallard <em>Anas p. platyrhynchos<\/em>, M AD BREED<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF0734, 03\/12\/2009, Leipzig, Germany, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=4197\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4197 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4197 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF735_MPU_I8Z1219_090726_mall-FL-AD-M-ECL_nshov-1-AD-F_d_havelland.jpg\" alt=\"BIF735_MPU_I8Z1219_090726_mall-FL-AD-M-ECL_nshov-1-AD-F_d_havelland\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF735_MPU_I8Z1219_090726_mall-FL-AD-M-ECL_nshov-1-AD-F_d_havelland.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF735_MPU_I8Z1219_090726_mall-FL-AD-M-ECL_nshov-1-AD-F_d_havelland-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF735_MPU_I8Z1219_090726_mall-FL-AD-M-ECL_nshov-1-AD-F_d_havelland-973x648.jpg 973w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF735_MPU_I8Z1219_090726_mall-FL-AD-M-ECL_nshov-1-AD-F_d_havelland-508x338.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Mallard <em>Anas p. platyrhynchos<\/em>, M AD NBREED<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Northern Shoveler <em>Anas clyptaea<\/em>, F AD<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF0735, 26\/07\/2009, Havelland, Germany, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=4198\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4198 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4198 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF736_MPU_I8Z1221_090726_mall-FL-AD-M-ECL_nshov-1-AD-F_d_havelland.jpg\" alt=\"BIF736_MPU_I8Z1221_090726_mall-FL-AD-M-ECL_nshov-1-AD-F_d_havelland\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF736_MPU_I8Z1221_090726_mall-FL-AD-M-ECL_nshov-1-AD-F_d_havelland.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF736_MPU_I8Z1221_090726_mall-FL-AD-M-ECL_nshov-1-AD-F_d_havelland-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF736_MPU_I8Z1221_090726_mall-FL-AD-M-ECL_nshov-1-AD-F_d_havelland-973x648.jpg 973w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF736_MPU_I8Z1221_090726_mall-FL-AD-M-ECL_nshov-1-AD-F_d_havelland-508x338.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Mallard <em>Anas p. platyrhynchos<\/em>, M ADNBREED<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Northern Shoveler <em>Anas clyptaea<\/em>, F AD<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF0736, 26\/07\/2009, Havelland, Germany, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=4199\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4199 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4199 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF737_MPU_I1Q0558_121031_mall-FL_d_nuthe-nieplitz-niederung.jpg\" alt=\"BIF737_MPU_I1Q0558_121031_mall-FL_d_nuthe-nieplitz-niederung\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF737_MPU_I1Q0558_121031_mall-FL_d_nuthe-nieplitz-niederung.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF737_MPU_I1Q0558_121031_mall-FL_d_nuthe-nieplitz-niederung-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF737_MPU_I1Q0558_121031_mall-FL_d_nuthe-nieplitz-niederung-973x648.jpg 973w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF737_MPU_I1Q0558_121031_mall-FL_d_nuthe-nieplitz-niederung-508x338.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Mallard <em>Anas p. platyrhynchos<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nBIF0737, 31\/10\/2012, Nuthe-nieplitz-Niederung, Germany, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=4200\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4200 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4200 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF738_MPU_I8Z8876_100211_mall-FL_d_havelland.jpg\" alt=\"BIF738_MPU_I8Z8876_100211_mall-FL_d_havelland\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF738_MPU_I8Z8876_100211_mall-FL_d_havelland.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF738_MPU_I8Z8876_100211_mall-FL_d_havelland-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF738_MPU_I8Z8876_100211_mall-FL_d_havelland-973x648.jpg 973w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF738_MPU_I8Z8876_100211_mall-FL_d_havelland-508x338.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Mallard <em>Anas p. platyrhynchos<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nBIF0738, 11\/02\/2010, Havelland, Germany, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=4201\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4201 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4201 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF739_MPU_I1Q7389_140314_mall-FL_gadw-FL_d_havelland.jpg\" alt=\"BIF739_MPU_I1Q7389_140314_mall-FL_gadw-FL_d_havelland\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF739_MPU_I1Q7389_140314_mall-FL_gadw-FL_d_havelland.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF739_MPU_I1Q7389_140314_mall-FL_gadw-FL_d_havelland-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF739_MPU_I1Q7389_140314_mall-FL_gadw-FL_d_havelland-973x648.jpg 973w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF739_MPU_I1Q7389_140314_mall-FL_gadw-FL_d_havelland-508x338.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Mallard <em>Anas p. platyrhynchos<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Gadwall<em> Anas s. strepera <\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nBIF0739, 14\/03\/2014, Havelland, Germany, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n<p><strong>&gt;&gt; ACOUSTIC ID &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/strong><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4189-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF763-1_PFR00216_1-11_090410_mall-platyrchynchos-1-M-FC_d_nurnberg_REF-S.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF763-1_PFR00216_1-11_090410_mall-platyrchynchos-1-M-FC_d_nurnberg_REF-S.mp3\">https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF763-1_PFR00216_1-11_090410_mall-platyrchynchos-1-M-FC_d_nurnberg_REF-S.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF763-3_PFR00216_1-11_090410_mall-platyrchynchos-1-M-FC_d_nurnberg_REF-S.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4203 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF763-3_PFR00216_1-11_090410_mall-platyrchynchos-1-M-FC_d_nurnberg_REF-S.jpg\" alt=\"BIF763-3_PFR00216_1-11_090410_mall-platyrchynchos-1-M-FC_d_nurnberg_REF-S\" width=\"1024\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF763-3_PFR00216_1-11_090410_mall-platyrchynchos-1-M-FC_d_nurnberg_REF-S.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF763-3_PFR00216_1-11_090410_mall-platyrchynchos-1-M-FC_d_nurnberg_REF-S-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF763-3_PFR00216_1-11_090410_mall-platyrchynchos-1-M-FC_d_nurnberg_REF-S-973x325.jpg 973w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF763-3_PFR00216_1-11_090410_mall-platyrchynchos-1-M-FC_d_nurnberg_REF-S-508x170.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Mallard <em>Anas p. platyrhynchos<\/em>, M AD, calls in flight<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF0763, 10\/04\/2009, N\u00fcrnberg, Germany, Patrick Franke<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4189-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF764-1_PFR03720_1-11_100321_mall-platyrchynchos-3-M-F-FC_d_lpz_REF-S.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF764-1_PFR03720_1-11_100321_mall-platyrchynchos-3-M-F-FC_d_lpz_REF-S.mp3\">https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF764-1_PFR03720_1-11_100321_mall-platyrchynchos-3-M-F-FC_d_lpz_REF-S.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF764-3_PFR03720_1-11_100321_mall-platyrchynchos-3-M-F-FC_d_lpz_REF-S.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4205 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF764-3_PFR03720_1-11_100321_mall-platyrchynchos-3-M-F-FC_d_lpz_REF-S.jpg\" alt=\"BIF764-3_PFR03720_1-11_100321_mall-platyrchynchos-3-M-F-FC_d_lpz_REF-S\" width=\"1024\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF764-3_PFR03720_1-11_100321_mall-platyrchynchos-3-M-F-FC_d_lpz_REF-S.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF764-3_PFR03720_1-11_100321_mall-platyrchynchos-3-M-F-FC_d_lpz_REF-S-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF764-3_PFR03720_1-11_100321_mall-platyrchynchos-3-M-F-FC_d_lpz_REF-S-973x324.jpg 973w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF764-3_PFR03720_1-11_100321_mall-platyrchynchos-3-M-F-FC_d_lpz_REF-S-508x169.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Mallard <em>Anas p. platyrhynchos<\/em>, M F AD, calls in flight<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF0764, 21\/03\/2010, Leipzig, Germany, Patrick Franke<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4189-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF765-1_PFR09808-3_1-11_140305_mall-platyrchynchos-1-F-FC_d_whbruch_MS.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF765-1_PFR09808-3_1-11_140305_mall-platyrchynchos-1-F-FC_d_whbruch_MS.mp3\">https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF765-1_PFR09808-3_1-11_140305_mall-platyrchynchos-1-F-FC_d_whbruch_MS.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF765-3_PFR09808-3_1-11_140305_mall-platyrchynchos-1-F-FC_d_whbruch_MS.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4207 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF765-3_PFR09808-3_1-11_140305_mall-platyrchynchos-1-F-FC_d_whbruch_MS.jpg\" alt=\"BIF765-3_PFR09808-3_1-11_140305_mall-platyrchynchos-1-F-FC_d_whbruch_MS\" width=\"1024\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF765-3_PFR09808-3_1-11_140305_mall-platyrchynchos-1-F-FC_d_whbruch_MS.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF765-3_PFR09808-3_1-11_140305_mall-platyrchynchos-1-F-FC_d_whbruch_MS-300x101.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF765-3_PFR09808-3_1-11_140305_mall-platyrchynchos-1-F-FC_d_whbruch_MS-973x327.jpg 973w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF765-3_PFR09808-3_1-11_140305_mall-platyrchynchos-1-F-FC_d_whbruch_MS-508x171.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Mallard <em>Anas p. platyrhynchos<\/em>, F, calls in flight<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF0765, 05\/03\/2014, Wildenhainer Bruch, Germany, Patrick Franke<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4189-4\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF2953-1_PFR13898_1-10_170928_BIO_mall-platyrhynchos-1-F-FC_d_sn_haselb_REF-S_B.mp3?_=4\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF2953-1_PFR13898_1-10_170928_BIO_mall-platyrhynchos-1-F-FC_d_sn_haselb_REF-S_B.mp3\">https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF2953-1_PFR13898_1-10_170928_BIO_mall-platyrhynchos-1-F-FC_d_sn_haselb_REF-S_B.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF2953-3_PFR13898_1-10_170928_BIO_mall-platyrhynchos-1-F-FC_d_sn_haselb_REF-S_B.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF2953-3_PFR13898_1-10_170928_BIO_mall-platyrhynchos-1-F-FC_d_sn_haselb_REF-S_B-1024x494.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"494\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-10750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF2953-3_PFR13898_1-10_170928_BIO_mall-platyrhynchos-1-F-FC_d_sn_haselb_REF-S_B.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF2953-3_PFR13898_1-10_170928_BIO_mall-platyrhynchos-1-F-FC_d_sn_haselb_REF-S_B-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF2953-3_PFR13898_1-10_170928_BIO_mall-platyrhynchos-1-F-FC_d_sn_haselb_REF-S_B-768x371.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Mallard <em>Anas p. platyrhynchos<\/em>, F, calls in flight and wing sound<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF2953, 28\/09\/2017, Hasselbacher Teiche, Germany, Patrick Franke<\/p>\n<p><strong>&gt;&gt; COMPARISON SPECIES &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=6996\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gadwall<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=2506\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Northern Pintail<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=2512\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Northern Shoveler<\/a><\/p>\n<p>#waterbird #waterfowl #wildfowl<\/p>\n<p>#ornithology #birdmigration #birdID #birdguide #birding #birdwatching #birdsound #westernpalearctic #europe #vismig #flightcalls #vismig #flightcalls #middleeast #northernafrica #workinprogress<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&gt;&gt; GENERAL &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; &#8211; medium-sized duck, largest dabbling duck &#8211; nocturnal migrant, to lesser extend diurnal &#8211; mostly migrates pairwise or in small flocks in formation &#8211; regularly mixed with other ducks &gt;&gt; VISUAL ID &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; Mallard Anas p. platyrhynchos, M AD BREED BIF0728, 13\/01\/2010, Leipzig, Germany, Mathias Putze Mallard Anas p. platyrhynchos, M AD &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=4189\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Mallard<br \/> <em>Anas platyrhynchos<\/em><\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4194,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,288],"tags":[148],"class_list":["post-4189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-anatidae","category-ducks","tag-mallard-anas-platyrhynchos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4189","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4189"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4189\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11719,"href":"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4189\/revisions\/11719"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4189"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}