Common Name: Mallard
Scientific Name: Anas platyrhynchos
Range: The Mallard breeds from Alaska, Canada southward to Texas. It spends its winters throughout the U.S. and Central America.
Habitat: They are found near shallow fresh or brackish water in a variety of habitats, including marshes, swamps, wetlands, ponds and lakes.
They are abundant throughout the Northern Hemisphere. The above photo was taken in one of the North 40 ponds.
Birds of Oklahoma. Web. 22 Feb 2011.
http://www.birdsofoklahoma.net/
Just the text was taken from the website above, the photo was taken by the bloggers.
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