Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos

Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos, Female. Photograph taken in the greater Santa Barbara area, Santa Barbara, California, September 2021. Photograph courtesy of Dr. Tom Bartol, Carlsbad, California.

Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos, Male. Bird photographed in the Deschutes River in Bend, Oregon, September 2019.

Family:  Anatidae of Ducks and Geese