Birds of Ladakh

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Common name:

Mallard

Ladakhi name:

Chub-srak goljang

Scientific name:

Anas platyrhynchos

Order:

Anseriformes

Family:

Anatidae

fun facts:

The Mallard is a migrant to Ladakh. The sexes look different.

Can be spotted along fresh water marshes and still river sides in valley bottoms up to 3600m.