A mallard is not a wading bird, like a heron or stork. A mallard is a duck and considered to be a waterfowl.
A mallard is a duck, so is a bird.
A bird.
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.
No.
Foxes, and raccoons eat young mallard ducks. Snapping turtles will also eat them. Mallard duck eggs are eaten by snakes, and crows.
You can eat eggs from any type of duck, it is illegal to in any way kill a wild mallard duck. You can only eat domesticated mallard ducks or their eggs.
Yes.
yes
A Gressingham Duck is a (now, I believe branded) cross of a mallard and peking duck. The purpose being to provide a large (peking), full flavoured (mallard) bird. This is now regarded as the 'generic duck' and although tasty, I would prefer to eat others!
yes they do
No.