Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
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BirdsIn Franklin County, Ohio

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758

Mallard in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Family
Anatidae
Genus
Anas
Near Franklin County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 0 of Ohio's 88 counties. Its mapped range covers 88. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (0)
  • Within its mapped range (11)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (48)
  • Recorded, season not shown (29)
  • Season shown (0)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Range: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Species Range Maps CONUS_2001 (2018). Show as a table
Counties as a table
Mallard by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecordsIn mapped range
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ashtabula County20 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Athens County29 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Auglaize CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Butler County71 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Clark County21 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Clermont County39 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Crawford CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Cuyahoga County755 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Delaware County82 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Erie County74 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Fayette CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Franklin County702 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Geauga County30 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Greene County152 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Hamilton County296 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Hancock County20 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Harrison CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Henry CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Lake County167 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Lawrence CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Licking County28 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Logan County217 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Lorain County228 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Lucas County119 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Mahoning County44 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Medina County83 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Mercer CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Montgomery County191 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Morrow CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Ottawa County70 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Portage County108 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Putnam CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Richland County24 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Stark County104 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Summit County1,003 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Van Wert CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Warren County70 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Wayne County37 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Wood County22 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round

Season

When it is recorded

In Franklin County

Recorded all year

Recorded through most of the year, so there is no single season to show. Based on 702 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Franklin County · records of all species each week, 95,840 in all

Records per week from 702 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Mallard in Franklin County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of MallardYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10163417
Jan 11–1743236
Jan 18–2475236
Jan 25–3183236
Feb 1–7114244
Feb 8–14168360
Feb 15–2121270
Feb 22–2874401
Mar 1–7145483
Mar 8–14125567
Mar 15–21134561
Mar 22–28146750
Mar 29 – Apr 41371,310
Apr 5–111961,456
Apr 12–184382,408
Apr 19–252982,525
Apr 26 – May 235102,812
May 3–93792,785
May 10–162152,381
May 17–231772,651
May 24–302562,735
May 31 – Jun 61952,861
Jun 7–131672,986
Jun 14–201472,980
Jun 21–271073,051
Jun 28 – Jul 41053,121
Jul 5–111253,399
Jul 12–181163,754
Jul 19–25643,305
Jul 26 – Aug 1963,347
Aug 2–8763,803
Aug 9–151053,507
Aug 16–222363,137
Aug 23–29753,249
Aug 30 – Sep 51573,487
Sep 6–121063,215
Sep 13–191553,368
Sep 20–26762,586
Sep 27 – Oct 32683,624
Oct 4–101762,701
Oct 11–171452,107
Oct 18–24851,201
Oct 25–311571,123
Nov 1–763789
Nov 8–1432798
Nov 15–2175468
Nov 22–28104522
Nov 29 – Dec 565225
Dec 6–1253234
Dec 13–1975392
Dec 20–2682254
Dec 27 – Jan 262422

In Ohio

Recorded all year

Recorded through most of the year, so there is no single season to show. Based on 7,381 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 7,381 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Mallard in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of MallardYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10137106,211
Jan 11–17116105,146
Jan 18–2475104,645
Jan 25–3173104,698
Feb 1–713196,023
Feb 8–1410895,888
Feb 15–218095,436
Feb 22–28123106,846
Mar 1–7142108,321
Mar 8–141881010,384
Mar 15–211701012,620
Mar 22–281521013,949
Mar 29 – Apr 41891019,661
Apr 5–112001026,860
Apr 12–182781039,925
Apr 19–252761041,623
Apr 26 – May 23761056,391
May 3–93381052,952
May 10–163291053,785
May 17–232271057,698
May 24–301961054,651
May 31 – Jun 6154953,099
Jun 7–13127953,700
Jun 14–20115956,625
Jun 21–27911055,361
Jun 28 – Jul 4104958,477
Jul 5–1190961,336
Jul 12–18941064,722
Jul 19–25891069,753
Jul 26 – Aug 195959,416
Aug 2–885959,712
Aug 9–15861055,994
Aug 16–221161054,328
Aug 23–29881051,772
Aug 30 – Sep 5108957,167
Sep 6–12120959,075
Sep 13–191411054,543
Sep 20–261331045,860
Sep 27 – Oct 31201043,180
Oct 4–101541037,841
Oct 11–171261030,824
Oct 18–24113921,156
Oct 25–311121019,021
Nov 1–71231014,172
Nov 8–14152912,621
Nov 15–21112107,965
Nov 22–28155108,136
Nov 29 – Dec 577106,083
Dec 6–128696,004
Dec 13–19105105,423
Dec 20–2677105,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2129108,459

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Relatives

In the same genus

Other Anas recorded in Franklin County

Identification

How to identify it

Telling it apart

From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.

Often confused with

  • American Black Duck Anas rubripesOften confused in Ohio: 61 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Wood Duck Aix sponsaOften confused in Ohio: 40 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeataOften confused in Ohio: 17 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serratorOften confused in Ohio: 11 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Redhead Aythya americanaOften confused in Ohio: 11 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

When each is reported

  • All recordsNo season shown · 7,381 records
  • Reported as maleUsually mid-October to early June, middle week mid-March · 443 records

Not every photo is marked with a sex or a sign, so these show when people reported each, not when it happens.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed56%49%
Open water18%3%
Forest10%31%
Wetland9%5%
Farmland6%11%
Grassland and shrub2%0.9%
Barren0.6%0.6%

From 3,149 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

7,381 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.