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Mallard

Mallard - Adult female

Photographer

» Ruben Barone Tosco

Location

» Tejina-Valle de Guerra (La Laguna), Tenerife

Country image taken

» Canary Islands

Date

» August, 2013

Equipment

» Pentax K-m with zoom Tamron 70-300 mm

Bird Species

»Anas platyrhynchos - Mallard

Bird Species (French)

»Canard colvert

Bird Family

»Anatidae - Ducks, Geese, Swans

Bird Group

»Anseriformes Duck, Goose, Swan

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» Very rare in the Canary Islands as a wild bird. In recent years there are very few records of migrant and wintering individuals, like the one showed in the image.

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