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plural mallard or mallards
: a common and widely distributed wild duck (Anas platyrhynchos) of the northern hemisphere the males of which have a green head and white-ringed neck and which is the source of the domestic ducks
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The duck appears to be a male mallard duck, based on its green head and distinctive ring around its neck, per All About Birds.
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Rachel Raposas, People.com, 14 May 2025
Most of the collisions were birds, including bald eagles, owls larks and mallards, but some of the strikes included prairie dogs, bats, coyotes and rabbits.
—Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
Within days, the mallard — eventually dubbed Gertie by a writer at The Journal — was attracting thousands of people to the bridge in hope of seeing the duck's eggs hatch.
—Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2024
According to the Nevada Department of Wildlife, mallards can fly 55 miles per hour while migrating, or faster when flying in the direction of the wind.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 14 May 2025
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Rachel Raposas, People.com, 14 May 2025
Most of the collisions were birds, including bald eagles, owls larks and mallards, but some of the strikes included prairie dogs, bats, coyotes and rabbits.
—Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
Within days, the mallard — eventually dubbed Gertie by a writer at The Journal — was attracting thousands of people to the bridge in hope of seeing the duck's eggs hatch.
—Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2024
According to the Nevada Department of Wildlife, mallards can fly 55 miles per hour while migrating, or faster when flying in the direction of the wind.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 14 May 2025
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“Mallard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mallard. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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mallard
noun
mal·lard
ˈmal-ərd 
plural mallard or mallards
: a common and widely distributed wild duck of the northern hemisphere the males of which have a green head and white ring around the neck and that is the source of the domestic ducks
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