Mallard  (Anas platyrhynchos)

Authentication

Information authenticated by the RSPB:
http://www.rspb.org.uk/

References

  1. National Biodiversity Network Species Dictionary (Nov 2002):
    http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nbn
  2. Mullarney, K., Svensson, L., Zetterstrom, D., & Grant, P.J. (1999) Collins Bird Guide. HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, London.
  3. Lack, P. (1986) The Atlas of Wintering Birds in Britain and Ireland. T. & A. D. Poyser Ltd, Calton
  4. Gooder, J. (1982) Collins British Birds. William Collins Sons and Co Ltd, London.
  5. Walters, M. (1994) Eyewitness handbooks: bird's eggs. Dorling Kindersley, London.
  6. Greenoak, F. (1979) All the birds of the air; the names, lore and literature of British birds. Book Club Associates, London.
  7. JNCC Breeding birds of the wider countryside (Nov 2002):
    http://www.bto.org/birdtrends/wcrmalla.htm
  8. RSPB (2003) The population status of birds in the UK:
    http://www.rspb.org.uk/Images/5_20625.pdf
  9. RSPB (2003): Pers. comm.