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Mallard
(Anas platyrhynchos)
    
        
   

Mallard Information
                                         
Length: 20 - 28"

Habitat:
Breeding habitat: Edges of lakes, rivers, ponds, streams; marshes, wooded swamps, sloughs, flooded fields, reservoirs. Requires habitat with shallow water for

Mallard
Photo © Don DesJardin
feeding.  Click to enlarge
 
Winter habitat: Lakes and rivers with some
open water; sometimes, coastal marshes and bays.

Diet: Seeds of grasses and sedges; seeds, roots, and stems of other aquatic vegetation; acorns, waste grains, crustaceans, mollusks, small fish, frogs, tadpoles, insects.
 
 
Mallard ID TipsIdentification tips for the Mallard
 
Range Maps:
(Click map to enlarge.)
 
Mallard Breeding Map Mallard Winter Map      USGS
     
Breeding Map        Winter Map (CBC)     
 
Additional photos and information:

Aquatic Environments
Photo of Mallard, description, distribution, reproduction, ecology, behavior, vocalization.

Nature Photography by David Blevins
Photos of male Mallard in flight.
 
     
   

 

 
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