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Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos · Anatidae
🐦 Bird236 regionsCommon in AlbertaLocation protected
Where it's found
Every region with Mallard in its dex, with the tier and number it has there.
| Region | Tier | No. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | Common | #047 | |
| Algeria | Common | #060 | |
| Andorra | Uncommon | #044 | |
| Argentina | Uncommon | #235 | Introduced |
| Armenia | Common | #068 | |
| Aruba | Legendary | #014 | |
| Australia | Common | #404 | Introduced |
| Austria | Common | #141 | |
| Azerbaijan | Common | #049 | |
| Bahamas | Uncommon | #031 | |
| Bahrain | Uncommon | #018 | |
| Bangladesh | Rare | #059 | |
| Barbados | Rare | #012 | Introduced |
| Belarus | Common | #073 | |
| Belgium | Common | #156 | |
| Bermuda | Common | #013 | |
| Bhutan | Uncommon | #086 | |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Rare | #171 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Common | #047 | |
| Botswana | Legendary | #124 | |
| Brazil | Rare | #696 | Introduced |
| Bulgaria | Common | #118 | |
| Cambodia | Legendary | #071 | |
| Canada | Common | #207 | |
| Cayman Islands | Rare | #016 | Introduced |
| Chile | Uncommon | #122 | |
| China | Common | #219 | |
| Chinese Taipei | Common | #143 | |
| Colombia | Uncommon | #447 | Introduced |
| Costa Rica | Rare | #175 | |
| Croatia | Common | #100 | |
| Cuba | Legendary | #041 | |
| Cyprus | Common | #045 | |
| Czechia | Common | #110 | |
| Denmark | Common | #113 | |
| Dominican Republic | Rare | #031 | |
| Ecuador | Rare | #254 | Introduced |
| Egypt | Common | #044 | |
| Estonia | Common | #091 | |
| Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | Rare | #029 | Introduced |
| Faroe Islands | Common | #032 | |
| Finland | Common | #102 | |
| France | Common | #213 | |
| Georgia | Common | #097 | |
| Germany | Common | #234 | |
| Greece | Common | #099 | |
| Greenland | Common | #035 | |
| Guernsey | Common | #026 | |
| Holy See | Uncommon | #002 | |
| Honduras | Rare | #077 | |
| Hong Kong | Uncommon | #056 | |
| Hungary | Common | #082 | |
| Iceland | Common | #047 | |
| India | Uncommon | #296 | |
| Indonesia | Rare | #326 | |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Common | #075 | |
| Iraq | Common | #028 | |
| Ireland | Common | #100 | |
| Isle of Man | Common | #042 | |
| Israel | Common | #083 | |
| Italy | Common | #159 | |
| Japan | Common | #115 | |
| Jersey | Common | #031 | |
| Jordan | Common | #036 | |
| Kazakhstan | Common | #085 | |
| Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of) | Common | #014 | |
| Korea, Republic of | Common | #065 | |
| Kosovo | Common | #032 | |
| Kuwait | Uncommon | #034 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | Common | #047 | |
| Latvia | Common | #040 | |
| Lebanon | Uncommon | #025 | |
| Libya | Rare | #015 | |
| Liechtenstein | Common | #081 | |
| Lithuania | Common | #069 | |
| Luxembourg | Common | #096 | |
| Macao | Legendary | #018 | |
| Madagascar | Legendary | #118 | |
| Malaysia | Legendary | #184 | |
| Malta | Common | #025 | |
| Mauritius | Rare | #025 | |
| Mexico | Uncommon | #448 | |
| Moldova, Republic of | Common | #028 | |
| Monaco | Common | #006 | |
| Mongolia | Common | #079 | |
| Montenegro | Common | #098 | |
| Morocco | Common | #066 | |
| Myanmar | Uncommon | #082 | |
| Namibia | Rare | #156 | |
| Nepal | Common | #115 | |
| Netherlands | Common | #123 | |
| New Zealand | Common | #079 | Introduced |
| Nicaragua | Legendary | #051 | |
| Niue | Uncommon | #007 | |
| Norfolk Island | Uncommon | #004 | |
| North Macedonia | Common | #053 | |
| Norway | Common | #127 | |
| Oman | Uncommon | #051 | |
| Pakistan | Uncommon | #063 | |
| Palestine, State of | Common | #027 | |
| Panama | Legendary | #152 | |
| Peru | Rare | #267 | |
| Philippines | Uncommon | #092 | |
| Poland | Common | #103 | |
| Portugal | Common | #148 | |
| Puerto Rico | Uncommon | #040 | |
| Qatar | Uncommon | #026 | |
| Romania | Common | #113 | |
| Russian Federation | Common | #239 | |
| Réunion | Rare | #038 | |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Common | #039 | |
| San Marino | Common | #007 | |
| Saudi Arabia | Uncommon | #052 | |
| Serbia | Common | #066 | |
| Slovakia | Common | #099 | |
| Slovenia | Common | #062 | |
| South Africa | Uncommon | #271 | |
| Spain | Common | #197 | |
| Sri Lanka | Rare | #084 | |
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen | Uncommon | #037 | |
| Sweden | Common | #140 | |
| Switzerland | Common | #140 | |
| Syrian Arab Republic | Common | #021 | |
| Tajikistan | Common | #045 | |
| Thailand | Rare | #229 | |
| Tunisia | Common | #030 | |
| Turkmenistan | Common | #022 | |
| Türkiye | Common | #121 | |
| Ukraine | Common | #145 | |
| United Arab Emirates | Common | #063 | |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Common | #148 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | Uncommon | #006 | |
| United States of America | Common | #451 | |
| Uruguay | Rare | #089 | |
| Uzbekistan | Common | #053 | |
| Vanuatu | Rare | #022 | |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | Rare | #094 | |
| Viet Nam | Rare | #174 | |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.) | Legendary | #013 | |
| Zimbabwe | Rare | #104 | |
| Åland Islands | Common | #048 | |
| Alabama | Common | #067 | |
| Alaska | Common | #083 | |
| Alberta | Common | #071 | |
| Arizona | Common | #125 | |
| Arkansas | Common | #064 | |
| British Columbia | Common | #136 | |
| California | Common | #191 | |
| Colorado | Common | #119 | |
| Connecticut | Common | #063 | |
| Delaware | Common | #050 | |
| District of Columbia | Common | #034 | |
| Florida | Common | #095 | |
| Georgia | Common | #073 | |
| Hawaii | Common | #038 | |
| Idaho | Common | #083 | |
| Illinois | Common | #064 | |
| Indiana | Common | #055 | |
| Iowa | Common | #054 | |
| Kansas | Common | #065 | |
| Kentucky | Common | #058 | |
| Louisiana | Common | #067 | |
| Maine | Common | #076 | |
| Manitoba | Common | #074 | |
| Maryland | Common | #077 | |
| Massachusetts | Common | #080 | |
| Michigan | Common | #071 | |
| Minnesota | Common | #081 | |
| Mississippi | Common | #064 | |
| Missouri | Common | #062 | |
| Montana | Common | #092 | |
| Nebraska | Common | #083 | |
| Nevada | Common | #088 | |
| New Brunswick | Common | #070 | |
| New Hampshire | Common | #067 | |
| New Jersey | Common | #068 | |
| New Mexico | Common | #114 | |
| New York | Common | #095 | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Common | #046 | |
| North Carolina | Common | #089 | |
| North Dakota | Common | #054 | |
| Northwest Territories | Common | #040 | |
| Nova Scotia | Common | #075 | |
| Nunavut | Rare | #029 | |
| Ohio | Common | #072 | |
| Oklahoma | Common | #075 | |
| Ontario | Common | #088 | |
| Oregon | Common | #124 | |
| Pennsylvania | Common | #077 | |
| Prince Edward Island | Common | #034 | |
| Québec | Common | #078 | |
| Rhode Island | Common | #054 | |
| Saskatchewan | Common | #068 | |
| South Carolina | Common | #070 | |
| South Dakota | Common | #079 | |
| Tennessee | Common | #067 | |
| Texas | Common | #149 | |
| Utah | Common | #096 | |
| Vermont | Common | #060 | |
| Virginia | Common | #096 | |
| Washington | Common | #113 | |
| West Virginia | Common | #053 | |
| Wisconsin | Common | #070 | |
| Wyoming | Common | #078 | |
| Yukon | Common | #046 | |
| Afghanistan | Rare | #028 | Vagrant |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Rare | #012 | Vagrant |
| Belize | Rare | #082 | Vagrant |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | Rare | #007 | Vagrant |
| Cabo Verde | Rare | #016 | Vagrant |
| Curaçao | Rare | #014 | Vagrant |
| Côte d’Ivoire | Rare | #214 | Vagrant |
| El Salvador | Rare | #060 | Vagrant · Introduced |
| Fiji | Rare | #015 | Vagrant |
| French Polynesia | Rare | #027 | Vagrant |
| Gibraltar | Rare | #018 | Vagrant |
| Guadeloupe | Rare | #056 | Vagrant |
| Guatemala | Rare | #108 | Vagrant |
| Haiti | Rare | #012 | Vagrant |
| Jamaica | Rare | #023 | Vagrant |
| Kenya | Rare | #275 | Vagrant |
| Lesotho | Rare | #022 | Vagrant |
| Mali | Rare | #043 | Vagrant |
| Martinique | Rare | #042 | Vagrant |
| Mauritania | Rare | #063 | Vagrant |
| Montserrat | Rare | #012 | Vagrant |
| New Caledonia | Rare | #033 | Vagrant · Introduced |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Rare | #026 | Vagrant |
| Paraguay | Rare | #077 | Vagrant |
| Saint Martin (French part) | Rare | #026 | Vagrant |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Rare | #022 | Vagrant |
| Senegal | Rare | #115 | Vagrant |
| Singapore | Rare | #054 | Vagrant |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | Rare | #008 | Vagrant |
| Yemen | Rare | #019 | Vagrant |
| Zambia | Rare | #121 | Vagrant |
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Field notes
What to look for
The classic duck: drakes have a glossy green head, white neck ring and chestnut breast; hens are mottled brown with an orange bill.
Where
Any water, anywhere, including city ponds all winter.
When
Year-round.
Tips
Both sexes show a blue wing patch bordered in white. Hen mallards are the standard to learn other brown ducks from.
Related species
Birds near it in Alberta's dex.
🐦Northern Pintail
#072 · Common🐦Greater white-fronted goose
#070 · Uncommon🐦Northern Shoveler
#073 · Common🐦Snow Goose
#069 · Uncommon🐦Canada goose
#068 · Common🐦Gadwall
#074 · Common
#072 · Common🐦Greater white-fronted goose
#070 · Uncommon🐦Northern Shoveler
#073 · Common🐦Snow Goose
#069 · Uncommon🐦Canada goose
#068 · Common🐦Gadwall
#074 · Common
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