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Anas platyrhynchos
a mallard duck, about 18 inches in length, with a glossy green head, rusty-brown breast
found in a pond, near algae and small shrubs, about 80 degrees excluding humidity, a very sunny day
Kyra M., with 1 male mallard and 2 female mallards, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mallard- updated by Michael H.