Bird
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos · Anatidae · Anseriformes
Best monthsMar–Maymost records
Records33,308,528in 104 countries
Most seen inUnited States19,690,485 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
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About
Mallard in brief
The mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) is a bird of the Anatidae family — species of duck.
Across the 104 countries we cover it has 33,308,528 published records, most of them from the United States, Canada and Sweden. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in March, April and May.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
United States19,690,485 records · best May, Apr
Canada3,864,218 records · best May, Apr
Sweden1,487,010 records · best Apr, May
United Kingdom1,221,257 records · best Apr, May
Netherlands1,116,627 records · best Apr, Jan
Norway786,722 records · best Apr, May
Denmark781,814 records · best Mar, Apr
France745,557 records · best Apr, Jan
Spain690,891 records · best Apr, Jan
Germany498,328 records · best May, Apr
Belgium433,150 records · best Mar, Feb
Russia187,509 records · best May, Apr
Portugal178,047 records · best Apr, Mar
New Zealand158,995 records · best Oct, Nov
Finland144,303 records · best May, Apr
Japan110,978 records · best Jan, Feb
Italy105,103 records · best Jan, Dec
Poland102,778 records · best Jul, May
Czechia101,926 records · best Apr, May
Austria76,018 records · best Apr, May
Estonia73,254 records · best Apr, May
Australia67,858 records · best Oct, Sep
Iceland63,395 records · best Jun, May
Israel62,981 records · best Jan, Mar
Switzerland60,578 records · best Apr, May
Ireland52,945 records · best May, Apr
South Korea45,454 records · best Mar, Jan
China44,814 records · best May, Apr
Ukraine31,768 records · best Apr, May
Türkiye31,631 records · best Jan, May
Bulgaria31,193 records · best Jan, May
Taiwan25,748 records · best Dec, Jan
Hungary24,245 records · best May, Apr
Serbia22,868 records · best May, Apr
Greece17,215 records · best Apr, May
Croatia16,311 records · best May, Apr
United Arab Emirates15,863 records · best Dec, Jan
Romania14,042 records · best May, Apr
Belarus13,605 records · best May, Apr
Slovakia13,198 records · best Apr, May
Lithuania12,128 records · best May, Apr
Slovenia11,341 records · best Apr, May
Luxembourg9,324 records · best Apr, Mar
Morocco6,615 records · best Mar, Apr
Latvia6,223 records · best May, Apr
Mongolia5,903 records · best Jun, May
Iran5,177 records · best Jan, Dec
Cyprus4,580 records · best Apr, Mar
Kazakhstan3,667 records · best May, Jun
Moldova2,709 records · best Jan, May
Chile2,596 records · best Oct, Nov
Georgia2,595 records · best May, Sep
Bosnia and Herzegovina2,234 records · best Apr, May
Algeria2,178 records · best Sep, Oct
Azerbaijan1,704 records · best Nov, Oct
North Macedonia1,594 records · best Oct, Sep
Nepal1,509 records · best Dec, Jan
Montenegro1,378 records · best Apr, May
Egypt1,260 records · best Mar, Dec
Kyrgyzstan1,184 records · best May, Aug
Oman1,157 records · best Nov, Feb
Kuwait1,065 records · best Jan, Dec
Palestine906 records · best Nov, Feb
Bahamas871 records · best Dec, Jan
Armenia752 records · best May, Apr
Qatar740 records · best Jan, Feb
Albania716 records · best Apr, Sep
Kosovo716 records · best May, Mar
Uzbekistan579 records · best May, Apr
Tunisia547 records · best Apr, Mar
Jordan506 records · best Apr, Mar
Uruguay374 records · best Nov, Oct
Pakistan361 records · best Dec, Feb
Malta347 records · best Mar, Apr
Saudi Arabia316 records · best Oct, Dec
Tajikistan311 records · best Mar, Jan
Iraq305 records · best Mar, Jan
North Korea238 records · best Apr, Mar
Andorra231 records · best Apr, Feb
Liechtenstein203 records · best May, Aug
Monaco127 records · best Apr, Nov
Lebanon90 records · best Mar, Apr
Afghanistan87 records · best Mar, Apr
Bahrain78 records · best Nov, Jan
Mauritius72 records · best Jul, Oct
Vanuatu44 records · best Oct, Jan
Madagascar29 records · best Oct, Aug
Vatican City28 records · best Apr, Jun
Barbados28 records · best Feb, Dec
Syria24 records · best Apr, Jan
Turkmenistan22 records · best May, Mar
Dominican Republic21 records · best Nov, Feb
Yemen12 records · best Jan, Feb
Haiti8 records · best Oct, Nov
Fiji7 records · best May, Apr
Jamaica7 records · best Mar, Aug
Antigua and Barbuda6 records · best Feb, Jan
Libya6 records · best Oct, Jun
San Marino3 records · best Jul, Apr
Cape Verde2 records · best May, Jul
São Tomé and Príncipe2 records · best Jan, Mar
Maldives1 records · best Feb, Jan
Palau1 records · best Oct, Jan
Seychelles1 records · best Mar, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
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