The Mallard is an aggressive species and, in places where it has been introduced by man, it often hybridises with closely-related native species. In New Zealand it has cross-bred extensively with the native Pacific Black Duck and there are now very few areas where pure Pacific Black Ducks remain within New Zealand.
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