Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Gråanden er en svømmeand, der er en almindelig ynglefugl i Danmark og mange andre steder på den nordlige halvkugle, hvor den lever i vådområder som byernes parker, og ofte optræder i flok. Gråanden er stamform til de fleste typer af tamænder, og den opdrættes i stort tal for at blive udsat i naturen før jagtsæsonen eller for at blive slagtet.
Our commonest , 50–60 cm. The drake shows a shiny bottle-green head, a white neck ring, a purple-brown breast and a yellowish-orange bill with a black tip. Both sexes show a blue-violet edged white, visible both in flight and at rest.
Voice
It is the female that has the "quack" associated with ducks, often in runs of 2–10; the drake’s is deeper and quieter.
Facts
Wingspan
88 cm
Conservation status
ikke truet
Family
ducks, geese and swans
Anatidae
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This is a short overview for the quiz. For the full account, go to the sources:
- Danmarks Fugle at the Danish Ornithological Society (in Danish)
- Wikipedia (in Danish)The description above is from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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