Mallard

The mallard or wild duck 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.

Mallards are dabbling ducks, feeding by tipping forward with their tails in the air rather than diving underwater.

Nearly all domestic duck breeds descended from the Mallard.