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Mallard

The mallard (/ˈmæl.ɑːrd, ˈmæl.ərd/) 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. Belonging to the subfamily Anatinae…

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Mallard

Nodes242
Edges241
Triples193
Avg. degree1.99
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Mallard

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related to Distribution and habitat · 33
Mallard → Alaska, Also, Arctic, Australia, Britain, Caribbean, Central America, For, Greenland, Hawaiian Islands, Iceland, It, Japan, May, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Niue, North Africa, North America
related to Predators and threats · 24
Mallard → Also, Aquila, Ardea, Asio, Circus, Common, Corvus, Crows, Cygnus, Esox, European, Gavia, Haliaeetus, However, In, In North America, Larus, Mallards, Mute, Nycticorax
related to Status and conservation · 21
Mallard → American, Complete, Ecological, Endangered Species, Hawaiian, Hybrid, In, IUCN Red List, Mallards, Meller's, Mexican, New Zealand, Over, Pacific, Since, The, These, They, This, Unlike
related to Invasiveness · 15
Mallard → African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds, Agreement, Australia, Availability, Conservation, Florida, If, Mallards, New Zealand, Pacific, South Africa's, The, There, This, United States
related to history · 14
Mallard → Anas, Ancient Greek, Carl Linnaeus, Einar Lönnberg, English, He, It, Latin Anas, Madelhart, Masle, Old French, Old High German, Systema Naturae, The
related to Domestication · 13
Mallard → Almost, As, Asia, Because, Domestic, Europe, Malays, Mallards, Muscovy, Neolithic Age, Romans, Southeast Asia, They
related to Feeding · 11
Mallard → During, Echinochloa, However, In, It, Its, New Zealand's Lake Alexandrina, Plants, Romania, The, This
related to In culture · 10
Mallard → Boston Public Garden, Ducklings, Illumination, Jamaica, Make Way, Migration, New England, Robert McCloskey, The, Universal Pictures
related to Vocal behaviour · 10
Mallard → Cornwall, English, In, London, Male, Middlesex University, Research, The, This, When
related to Breeding · 9
Mallard → At, During, EggYoung, Growth, June, Mallards, Northern Hemisphere, November, October

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Mallardis amedium-large waterfowl species that is heavier than most other dabbling ducks0.90text
Mallardis arare example of both Allen's Rule and Bergmann's Rule in birds0.90text
the Hawaiian duck are highly similar to the New World mallard.SubspeciesTwo subspecies are currently acceptedinstance ofand birds0.80text
swansinstance ofmallards may be attacked by larger anseriformes0.80text
Mallardrelated to As foodThe0.60section
Mallardrelated to As foodNeolithic Greece0.60section
Mallardrelated to As foodUsually0.60section
Mallardrelated to As foodIt0.60section
Mallardrelated to BreedingMallards0.60section
Mallardrelated to BreedingOctober0.60section
Mallardrelated to BreedingNovember0.60section
Mallardrelated to BreedingNorthern Hemisphere0.60section

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