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Mallard. The mallard ( / ˈmælɑːrd, ˈmælərd /) or wild duck ( Anas platyrhynchos) is a dabbling duck that breeds throughout the temperate and subtropical Americas, Eurasia, and North Africa. It has been introduced to New Zealand, Australia, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, the Falkland Islands, and South Africa.
Muscovy duck. The Muscovy duck ( Cairina moschata) is a duck native to the Americas, from the Rio Grande Valley of Texas and Mexico south to Argentina and Uruguay. Feral Muscovy ducks are found in New Zealand, Australia, and in Central and Eastern Europe. Small wild and feral breeding populations have also established themselves in the United ...
Common eiders (Somateria mollissima) in the breeding season on Texel, the Netherlands. The common eider (pronounced / ˈ aɪ. d ər /) (Somateria mollissima), also called St. Cuthbert's duck or Cuddy's duck, is a large (50–71 cm (20–28 in) in body length) sea-duck that is distributed over the northern coasts of Europe, North America and eastern Siberia.
An 8 week old Khaki Campbell (rear) and a 13-week-old Mallard. Mrs Adele Campbell [12] commenced poultry-keeping around 1887 and later purchased an Indian Runner Duck of indiscriminate type which was an exceptional layer (182 eggs in 196 days), [13] [14] and which formed the basis in developing the "Campbell Ducks"; in her own words "Various matings of Rouen, Indian Runner and Wild Duck were ...
It is probable that duck eggs were gathered by Neolithic hunter-gathers as well, though hard evidence of this is uncommon. [35] [42] In many areas, wild ducks (including ducks farmed and released into the wild) are hunted for food or sport, [43] by shooting, or by being trapped using duck decoys. Because an idle floating duck or a duck ...
Greater scaup. The greater scaup ( Aythya marila ), just scaup in Europe or, colloquially, "bluebill" in North America, [ 3] is a mid-sized diving duck, larger than the closely related lesser scaup. It spends the summer months breeding in Alaska, northern Canada, Siberia, and the northernmost reaches of Europe.
The female falcated duck is dark brown, with plumage much like a female wigeon. Its long grey bill is an aid to identification. [10] The eclipse male is like the female, but darker on the back and head. In flight both sexes show a pale grey underwing. The blackish speculum is bordered with a white bar on its inner edge. [10]
But even when comparing chicken eggs and duck eggs of equal weight, duck eggs contain a little more fat: In 100 grams of chicken egg, you'll get an estimated 12.4 grams of protein and 10 grams of ...