Specimen information:

• Catalog number: MZB 2002-0844
• Scientific name : Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758
• Common name: Mallard
• Element: jaw
• Location: Deltebre
• Collecting date: 18/09/2002
• Sex: male
• Acquisition source: CRFS Canal Vell
• Acquisition Date: 24/10/2002
• Biometrics - jaw: Width 99.5mm X Depth 28.6mm

Information about the species:

Chordata ,Vertebrata ,Aves ,Anseriformes ,Anatidae ,Anas ,Anas platyrhynchos

Description:

The Mallard feeds on the insects, worms, gasteropods and vegetation that it gleans from the water. As it moves its head, it takes in water and uses pressure exerted by its tongue to filter out sand and stones and retain edible organisms. It has a small skull, with a long flat bill with laminar structures along its edges.

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• Picture Author: Sergi Gago
• Picture date: 12/04/2012
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