Anas platyrhynchos domesticus
(Farmyard Duck, Domesticated Duck)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SubspeciesAnas platyrhynchos domesticus (Farmyard Duck, Domesticated Duck)
SpeciesAnas platyrhynchos (Mallard)
GenusAnas (ducks)
FamilyANATIDAE (wildfowl: ducks, geese, mergansers and swans)
OrderANSERIFORMES (ducks, geese, mergansers and swans, waterfowl)
ClassAVES (birds)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Anas platyrhynchos domesticus (Farmyard Duck, Domesticated Duck) :
1: Anas platyrhynchos domesticus (Farmyard Duck, Domesticated Duck)
31 Dec 2014 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Family group
Image 1: Family of threeImage 2: Three ducks in a row
2: Anas platyrhynchos domesticus (Farmyard Duck, Domesticated Duck)
31 Oct 2014 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
on boardwalk by feeding area
Image 1: Anterior viewImage 2: Anterior view (2)Image 3: Front three-quarter view
3: Anas platyrhynchos domesticus (Farmyard Duck, Domesticated Duck)
9 Aug 2014 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Image 1: Head - dorsal view - close-upImage 2: Swimming - front three-quarter view
4: Anas platyrhynchos domesticus (Farmyard Duck, Domesticated Duck)
27 Mar 2014 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Image 1: Farmyard Duck following MallardImage 2: Farmyard Duck following Mallard (2)Image 3: Farmyard Duck with MallardImage 4: Front three-quarter viewImage 5: Lateral viewImage 6: Lateral view (2)Image 7: Lateral view (3)
5: Anas platyrhynchos domesticus (Farmyard Duck, Domesticated Duck)
25 Mar 2011 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Farmyard duck
Image 1: Mallard and Farmyard Duck
6: Anas platyrhynchos domesticus (Farmyard Duck, Domesticated Duck)
5 Feb 2010 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Image 1: Quacking - front three-quarter viewImage 2: Swimming - side viewImage 3: Swimming - with Tufted Duck
7: Anas platyrhynchos domesticus (Farmyard Duck, Domesticated Duck)
24 Jan 2010 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Image 1: Three Farmyard DucksImage 2: Three Farmyard Ducks (2)Image 3: Three Farmyard Ducks (3)Image 4: Three Farmyard Ducks (4)Image 5: Three Farmyard Ducks (5)Image 6: Three Farmyard Ducks (6)Image 7: Three Farmyard Ducks (7)Image 8: Three Farmyard Ducks (8)Image 9: Two Farmyard DucksImage 10: Two Farmyard Ducks (2)Image 11: Two Farmyard Ducks (3)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Poultry Club of Great Britain The Poultry Club of Great Britain: ducks www.poultryclub.org/breed-gallery/ducks/

Anas platyrhynchos domesticus (Farmyard Duck, Domesticated Duck) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Anas platyrhynchos domesticus (Farmyard Duck, Domesticated Duck)
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