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Specimen information:

Catalog number: MZB 2002-0844
Scientific name : Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758
Common name: Mallard
Element: pelvis
Location: Deltebre
Collecting date: 18/09/2002
Sex: male
Acquisition source: CRFS Canal Vell
Acquisition Date: 24/10/2002
Biometrics - pelvis: Width 80mm X Depth 44.2mm

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.