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Introduction
What the Mallard Looks Like
The Mallard has overall_color color of green and grey and black and brown and blue.
The Mallard has above_color color of green and grey and black and brown and blue.
The Mallard has head color of green and brown.
The Mallard has face color of green and brown.
The Mallard has below_color color of grey and black and brown.
The Mallard has undertail color of black.
The Mallard has back color of grey and black and brown.
The Mallard has bill color of yellow.
The Mallard has wing color of grey and black and brown and blue.
The Mallard has belly color of grey and black and brown.
The Mallard has tail color of grey and black and brown.
The Mallard has chest color of grey and black and brown.
The Mallard has leg color of orange.
The Mallard has neck color of grey and black and brown.
Weight, Length, and Wingspan of the Mallard
The length of the Mallard is from 19.7 inches to 25.6 inches (50.0 cm to 65.0 cm).
The weight of the Mallard is from 35.3 ounces to 45.9 ounces (1000.7 grams to 1301.2 grams).
The wingspan of the Mallard is from 32.3 inches to 37.4 inches (82.0 cm to 95.0 cm).
Pictures of the Mallard
Feeding Behavior of the Mallard
forages on land by grazing, plucking seeds, and digging for roots.
forages in water by dipping, submerging head and neck, upending, and seldom diving.
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What the Mallard Likes to Eat
The Mallard feeds on the following:
- seeds, stems, and roots of a vast variety of different plants (sedges, grasses, pondweeds, smartweeds)
- acorns and other tree seeds
- waste grain
- insects
- crustaceans
- mollusks
- tadpoles
- frogs
- earthworms
- small fish
Where To Find the Mallard
You can find the Mallard in the following habitats:
- Marshes
- wooded swamps
- grain fields
- ponds
- rivers
- lakes
- bays
- city parks.