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Anas platyrhynchos domesticus
Domestic Mallard
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Photographer: Lois Richter
ID: 0000 0000 0212 0334 (2012-02-07)Copyright © 2012 Lois Richter
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INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTO
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date of photo Mar 10, 2010
latitude 38.53279 longitude -121.75516 max error distance 989 meters
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horizontal datum World Geodetic System 1984 georeferencing source GeoLocatelocation
UCD Arboretum in Davis, California (Solano County, California, US)notes Mallards, both wild form and domestic breeds, are occasionally 'crested'. The crest is essentially a mutation associated with skull deformities -- they literally have holes in their heads (skulls). The dark bird is a domestic 'Cayuga Mallard' [Anas platyrhynchos domesticus], the light one a wild mallard [Anas platyrhynchos]camera Panasonic DMC-TZ5
photo category: Animal - Bird
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MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ANIMAL
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| common names
Domestic Mallard
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Reviewers' comments about this photo (review or add another comment)
| 1. | Reviewed by Simon J. Tonge Mar 2, 2013 |
| Action: changed name from "Anas platyrhynchos" to "Anas platyrhynchos domesticus
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| Reviewer's comments: | | | | "Adding 'subspecific' name" |
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