Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard) 

Groenkopeend [Afrikaans]; Wilde eend [Dutch]; Canard colvert [French]; Stockente [German]; Pato-real [Portuguese]

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Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard) 

Mallard, Vredekloof, South Africa. [photo Trevor Hardaker ©]

Distribution of Mallard in southern Africa, based on statistical smoothing of the records from first SA Bird Atlas Project (© Animal Demography unit, University of Cape Town; smoothing by Birgit Erni and Francesca Little). Colours range from dark blue (most common) through to yellow (least common). See here for the latest distribution from the SABAP2.  

 

 

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