The mallard duck is a nationally protected animal.

The mallard duck is a second-grade protected bird, known as the mallard duck, named for the bright green feathers on the male's neck, can swim and fly, usually perched on the shores of freshwater lakes, classified as a second-grade protected animal, belonging to the national "three protected" animals (the state protects beneficial or important economic and scientific research value of terrestrial animals). or terrestrial wildlife with important economic and scientific research value).

Habits

The mallard duck is omnivorous. It mainly feeds on plant food such as leaves, buds, stems, algae and seeds of wild plants, and also eats animal food such as mollusks, crustaceans and aquatic insects, and often forages for grains scattered on the ground after harvesting in the farmland during the fall migration and wintering period. Foraging mostly in the early morning and dusk, often in the daytime in the river and lake shore beach or lake sandbars and small islands rest or swim in the open water.