Where has the Mallard been recorded?

Anas platyrhynchos occurrence evidence comes from 1,994,343 records in 96 countries and territories, from 1833 to 2026. Most records come from Sweden.

1,994,343 records
96 places
172 years recorded
Aves class

Aves Anseriformes Anatidae Anas

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

1,994,343 records across 96 countries and territories, 1833–2026.

Anas platyrhynchos · GBIF taxon key 9761484

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-09-20. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: April.

12 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

Compare this animal’s observation pattern

When it is recorded

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Peak month: April. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

18332026

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Mallard has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Mallard. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

Place	Records	Share
Sweden	1,405,773
Belgium	403,300
United States	90,707
Austria	24,008
Germany	14,075
Netherlands	10,657
Spain	9,911
United Kingdom	9,826
Canada	6,839
South Korea	6,455
Luxembourg	5,084
China	1,760
Russia	1,663
France	547
Australia	380
Ukraine	361
New Zealand	326
Czechia	314
Italy	285
Denmark	181
Estonia	168
Poland	158
Finland	146
North Korea	134
Japan	116
Switzerland	96
Mongolia	95
Portugal	91
Romania	83
Ireland	75
Norway	75
Mexico	74
Iceland	49
Albania	41
Belarus	39
Türkiye	33
Croatia	32
Latvia	22
Hungary	21
Iran	21

Showing the top 40 of 96 places.

Related animals

Others in the family Anatidae.

Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.