mallard

species of duck
Taxon taxon Q25348
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mallard

Summary

mallard is a taxon[1]. mallard has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • mallard's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • mallard is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • mallard's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • mallard is classified within Anas[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, mallard is Anas platyrhynchos[7].
  • mallard's Commons category is recorded as Anas platyrhynchos[8].
  • mallard's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Anas platyrhynchos[9].
  • mallard's Commons gallery is recorded as Anas platyrhynchos[10].
  • mallard's described at URL is recorded as https://www.seo.org/ave/anade-azulon/[11].
  • mallard's main food source is recorded as worm[12].
  • mallard's main food source is recorded as insect[13].
  • mallard's main food source is recorded as beetles[14].
  • mallard's main food source is recorded as Diptera[15].
  • mallard's main food source is recorded as Lepidoptera[16].
  • mallard's main food source is recorded as Anisoptera[17].
  • mallard's main food source is recorded as Trichoptera[18].
  • mallard's main food source is recorded as Crustacea[19].
  • mallard's main food source is recorded as arthropod[20].
  • mallard's main food source is recorded as seed[21].
  • mallard's main food source is recorded as root[22].
  • mallard's main food source is recorded as tuber[23].
  • mallard's main food source is recorded as Gastropoda[24].
  • mallard's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[25].
  • mallard's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[26].
  • mallard's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[27].

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Classification

mallard's scientific name is Anas platyrhynchos[7]. mallard is classified at the rank of species[4]. mallard is classified within Anas[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'Hwyaden Wyllt'}[28], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Mallard'}[29], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Stockente'}[30], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Ánade azulón'}[31], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'ànec collverd'}[32], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'kachna divoká'}[33].

Identifiers

mallard's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8839[34]. mallard's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45510559[35]. mallard's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 9761484[36]. mallard's ITIS TSN is recorded as 175063[37].

Discovery and Description

Things named for mallard include LNER Class A4 4468 “Mallard”[38], a tender locomotive[39], in United Kingdom[40].

Why It Matters

mallard has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] mallard is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

Entities named for mallard include LNER Class A4 4468 “Mallard”[38], a tender locomotive[39], in United Kingdom[40].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [34] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [37] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [35] . wikidata.org.
  10. [36] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [32] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [33] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [38] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag mallard
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: mallard, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289944602|mallard (#289944602)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'm"
  2. 23d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id 0374635-kachna-divoka
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0374635-kachna-divoka, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
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