File:Anas platyrhynchos male female.jpg

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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.

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9 April 2008

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This picture was realized by Richard Bartz by using a Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens

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Camera location	47° 59′ 40.1″ N, 11° 28′ 42.2″ E	View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap	47.994472; 11.478389

This image was selected as picture of the day on Wikimedia Commons for 22 March 2010. It was captioned as follows:

English: The Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), the archetypal "wild duck" and probably the best-known and most recognizable of all ducks, is a dabbling duck which breeds throughout the temperate and sub-tropical areas of North America, Europe, Asia, New Zealand (where it is currently the most common duck species), and Australia.

Other languages:

Català: Dos ànecs collverd (Anas platyrhynchos), mascle i femella.

Čeština: Páreček kachen divokých (Anas platyrhynchos) – jedná se o nejznámější druh kachny, vyskytující se v mírném a subtropickém pásmu Evropy, Asie, severní Ameriky, Austrálie a Nového Zélandu

Dansk: Gråanden (Anas platyrhynchos), som nok er den bedst kendte af alle andearter, lever over hele det tempererede og subtropiske område i Nordamerika, Europa, Asien, New Zealand og Australien.

Deutsch: Ein Stockentenpaar (Anas platyrhynchos)

English: The Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), the archetypal "wild duck" and probably the best-known and most recognizable of all ducks, is a dabbling duck which breeds throughout the temperate and sub-tropical areas of North America, Europe, Asia, New Zealand (where it is currently the most common duck species), and Australia.

Español: Hembra (izq.) y macho (der.) de ánade real (Anas platyrhynchos)

Esperanto: paro de platbekaj anasoj (Anas platyrhynchos)

Français : Deux canards colvert (Anas platyrhynchos), 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 et subtropicales d'Europe, d'Amérique du nord, d'Asie, de Nouvelle-Zélande et d'Australie.

Italiano: Due esemplari di Germano reale (Anas platyrhynchos)

Magyar: Tőkés réce (Anas platyrhynchos)

Nederlands: Wilde eenden (Anas platyrhynchos), mannetje en vrouwtje. De wilde eend is een vogelsoort uit de familie van de Anatidae (eendachtigen). Het is de bekendste in het wild levende eendensoort van de gematigde en subtropische gebieden van Europa, Azië, Noord-Amerika, Australië en Nieuw-Zeeland en is de stamouder van de tamme eend.

Suomi: Koiras- ja naarassinisorsat (Anas platyrhynchos)

Македонски: Дивата патка (Anas platyrhynchos) е најпрепознатливиот вид на патка. Живее ширум сите умерени и суптропски предели на Северна Америка, Европа, Азија, Нов Зеланд и Австралија.

Русский: Самец (справа) и самка кряквы (Anas platyrhynchos)

Українська: Самка і самець крижня (Anas platyrhynchos).

বাংলা : ম্যালার্ড হাঁস (Anas platyrhynchos), আদিরূপের ‘বন্য হাঁস’, এবং সম্ভবত হাঁসের সকল প্রজাতির মধ্যে সবচেয়ে পরিচিত হাঁস। এ ধরনের হাঁস পুরো উষ্ণ ও নাতিশীতোষ্ণ অঞ্চল জুড়ে দেখা যায়। এর মধ্যে আছে উত্তর আমেরিকা, ইউরোপ, এশিয়া, নিউজিল্যান্ড (এখানে এটি সবচেয়ে বেশি দেখতে পাওয়া বন্য হাঁস), এবং অস্ট্রেলিয়া।

한국어: 청둥오리(Anas platyrhynchos).

日本語：雌雄のマガモ (Anas platyrhynchos)。水面採餌ガモの一種であり、カモのなかでも特によく知られた種である。北アメリカ、ヨーロッパ、アジア、ニュージーランド、オーストラリアの温帯と亜熱帯地方に生息する。

中文：绿头鸭（Anas platyrhynchos），也许是最著名，最重要的鸭品种，遍布整个北美，欧洲，亚洲，新西兰和澳大利亚的温带和亚热带地区。

中文（繁體）：綠頭鴨（Anas platyrhynchos），也許是最著名、最重要的鴨品種，遍佈整個北美、歐洲、亞洲、新西蘭和澳洲的溫帶和亞熱帶地區。

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Camera manufacturer	Canon
Camera model	Canon EOS 40D
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Date and time of data generation	12:13, 8 April 2009
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File change date and time	01:58, 9 April 2009
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Date and time of digitizing	12:13, 8 April 2009
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Serial number of camera	830539968
Lens used	EF70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Width	5,838 px
Height	3,579 px
Rating (out of 5)	5
Date metadata was last modified	02:58, 9 April 2009
Keywords	hinterbrühl
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