Male and female mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) ducks on rocks.
Rights: Richard Bartz, Creative Commons 2.5 Published 21 June 2017 Size: 4.5 MB Referencing Hub media

The mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) is an introduced duck and is now the most common duck in New Zealand.

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