Mallard: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the mallard lives – recorded in 100 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Anas platyrhynchos
Group	Ducks, geese & swans
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	100 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Diet (main food)	arthropod, insect, tuber, Trichoptera, beetle, seed, root, worm, Anisoptera
Class	Bird
Order	Anseriformes
Family	Anatidae

Where does the mallard live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the mallard in 100 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains, Africa. In Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Bhutan, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Spain, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Nepal, New Zealand, Russia, Sweden, South Africa it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What does a mallard eat?

Wikidata lists the main food source of the mallard as: arthropod, insect, tuber, Trichoptera, beetle, seed, root, worm, Anisoptera.

Is the mallard endangered?

The mallard’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the mallard?

The mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) is a bird in the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae, genus Anas. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the mallard

The mallard () or wild duck (Anas platyrhynchos) is a dabbling duck that breeds throughout temperate and subtropical North America, Eurasia, and North Africa. It has been introduced to New Zealand, Australia, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, the Falkland Islands, and South Africa. Belonging to the subfamily Anatinae of the waterfowl family Anatidae, mallards live in wetlands, eat water plants and small animals, and are social animals preferring to congregate in groups or flocks of varying sizes.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Mallard (revision 1381210122), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q25348 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).