Mallard

(Anas platyrhynchos)


Example 1

Date: May 2000
Origin: Prey of Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
Location: Bergen, NL.
Age and sex: Adult female
Feathers: Tailfeathers

Example 2

Date: 11 june 2001
Origin: Prey of Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
Location: Groene Glop, Schiermonnikoog, NL
Age and sex: Adult female
Feathers: Tailfeathers

Example 3

Date: 16 may 2000
Origin: Prey of Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
Location: Noord-Hollands Duinreservaat, NL
Age and sex: Adult male
Feathers: Leftwing (primaries) | Rightwing (secundaries) | Greater primary coverts | Greater coverts | Greater underwing-coverts | Breastfeathers

Example 4

Date: 16 nov 1991
Origin: Prey of Peregrine (Falco peregrinus)
Location: Zeeuws-Vlaanderen, NL
Age and sex: Male
Feathers: Tailfeathers (without the curled tailfeathers)

Example 5

Date: 23 nov 1991
Origin: Bird was shot
Location: Drimmelen, NL
Age and sex: Male
Feathers: Tailfeathers

Example 6

Date: 26 march 2003
Origin: Prey of Peregrine (Falco peregrinus)
Location: Rammelwaard, NL
Age and sex: Male
Feathers: 16 of the 20 tailfeathers (without the curled tailfeathers) | three of four curled tailfeathers