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Anas platyrhynchos

Deutsch: Die Stockente ist eine Vogelart aus der Familie der Entenvögel (Anatidae). Sie ist die in Mitteleuropa bekannteste wildlebende Ente und auch die Stammform der Hausente. Möglicherweise heißt sie „Stock“-ente, da sie zuweilen auf Weiden brütet, die auf den Stock gesetzt – also zurückgeschnitten – wurden.
English: A Mallard pair at Mühlthal, Straßlach-Dingharting, Germany. The Mallard is the archetypal "wild duck" and probably the best-known of all ducks, is a dabbling duck which breeds throughout the temperate areas of Europe, Asia, and North America; it is also introduced in New Zealand and Australia.
Español: Ejemplares hembra y varón de ánade real (anas platyrhynchos), un pato de superficie, en Mühlthal, Straßlach-Dingharting, Alemania, el arquetipo de pato salvaje y probablemente el más conocido y más reconocible de todos los patos. Su zona de cria son las areas con clima templado y subtropical de Europa, Asia, Norte América; también fue introducido en Nueva Zelanda y Australia.
Français : Deux Canards colvert, un mâle et une femelle. Le colvert est l'archétype du canard sauvage, le mieux connu et l'un des plus faciles à reconnaître. C'est un Canard de surface qui vit dans toutes les zones tempérées d'Europe, d'Amérique du nord, d'Asie, introduit en Nouvelle Zélande et en Australie.
Русский: Самка (слева) и самец кряквы - наиболее известной из диких уток. Водоплавающая птица, широко распространенная в умеренных и субтропических поясах Северной Америки, Европы, Азии, Новой Зеландии и Австралии.
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Camera location47° 59′ 40.1″ N, 11° 28′ 42.2″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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Two common mallards, male and female, standing at the edge of a moving body of water in the sun.

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