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Greenland mallard
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Greenland mallard

bird
Also known as: Anas platyrhyncos conboschas
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  • mallard
    mallard

    …or subspecies, only one, the Greenland mallard (A. platyrhynchos conboschas), shows the strong sexual difference in plumage; all others (both sexes) resemble the hen of A. platyrhynchos platyrhynchos.

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    …or subspecies, only one, the Greenland mallard (A. platyrhynchos conboschas), shows the strong sexual difference in plumage; all others (both sexes) resemble the hen of A. platyrhynchos platyrhynchos.

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