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Kōrero: Game birds

Wetland game birds: mallard ducks

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Wetland game birds: mallard ducks

The male mallard has a green head and brown chest. The female is a more subdued brown. Mallards are the most commonly shot game bird.

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Neil Deans, Game birds – Game birds in New Zealand, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/16699/wetland-game-birds-mallard-ducks (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Neil Deans, i tāngia i te 30 October 2009, updated 20 April 2025.