A mallard is not a wading bird, like a heron or stork. A mallard is a duck and considered to be a waterfowl.
Officially, a mallard is a dabbling duck, which is a duck that feeds or "dabbles" at the surface of the water, not diving. A simpler answer would be to call it a swimming bird.
Yes, they have webbed feet and spend a lot of time wading and standing in water.
Egret is a long-legged, wading bird. It is related to a heron.
A mallard is a duck, so is a bird.
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yes it is A wading bird is not necessarily a migratory bird. Many wading birds in sub tropical and tropical climates do not migrate. Those living in colder regions, where the surface water of lakes, ponds, and rivers may freeze in the winter, do migrate.
There are many African wading birds. It could be an Ibis or an Egret.
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