Anas platyrhynchos
Mallard (Domestic Type) at Belconnen, ACT
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| Anas platyrhynchos | ArcherCallaway | 13 May 2018 | |
| Anas platyrhynchos | AlisonMilton | 13 May 2018 |
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User's notes
After recent discussions on the COG Chatline I've realised that the Lake Ginninderra mallards have never been reported on Canberra Nature Map. I had avoided reporting what I thought were obvious known sightings.
2 comments
14 May 2018
And given the continued discussion on the COG Chatline, and many earlier discussions to which GD has drawn our attention, it probably best not to call the birds in your photos Lake Ginninderra ‘mallards’, but rather Lake Ginninderra domestic ducks with indications of mallard in their parentage.
14 May 2018
This matches the ebird notation where all domestic ducks are denoted Domestic Mallard. There is a separate entry for Wild-type mallards which do not have a Domestic notation.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.073431-35.235382
- Maps Lake Ginninderra
- Places Belconnen, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 Abundance
- 5 Apr 2008 02:00 PM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
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- AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Anas platyrhynchos Waterfowl (Ducks, Geese, Swans) Water birds Birds
Species information
- Anas platyrhynchos Scientific name
- Mallard (Domestic Type) Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Minor weed or pest
- Up to 958.4m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Anas platyrhynchos
Seasonal activity
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Nesting site
JFMAMJJASOND
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