Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
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BirdsIn Greene County, Ohio

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758

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

Recorded all year

Recorded through most of the year, so there is no single season to show. Based on 152 records in 9 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Greene County · records of all species each week, 31,407 in all

Records per week from 152 records in 9 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 Greene County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of MallardYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–100097
Jan 11–170049
Jan 18–240037
Jan 25–310055
Feb 1–73282
Feb 8–141190
Feb 15–2133186
Feb 22–2843151
Mar 1–700124
Mar 8–1481238
Mar 15–2143299
Mar 22–2843338
Mar 29 – Apr 432561
Apr 5–1154537
Apr 12–1864738
Apr 19–2553793
Apr 26 – May 2641,090
May 3–965778
May 10–1653721
May 17–2374889
May 24–3032932
May 31 – Jun 622889
Jun 7–13641,186
Jun 14–20331,205
Jun 21–27001,059
Jun 28 – Jul 4331,150
Jul 5–11111,279
Jul 12–18111,164
Jul 19–25531,228
Jul 26 – Aug 1731,533
Aug 2–8221,324
Aug 9–15331,105
Aug 16–2200957
Aug 23–2922942
Aug 30 – Sep 522932
Sep 6–1232992
Sep 13–19331,194
Sep 20–2642870
Sep 27 – Oct 331677
Oct 4–1053614
Oct 11–1711533
Oct 18–2431305
Oct 25–3122307
Nov 1–700214
Nov 8–1464227
Nov 15–2143155
Nov 22–2800110
Nov 29 – Dec 50086
Dec 6–121136
Dec 13–191146
Dec 20–2622117
Dec 27 – Jan 242186

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.

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.