Mallard
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Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
1,559 Verified records at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The mallard () or wild duck (Anas platyrhynchos) is a dabbling duck that breeds throughout the temperate and subtropical Americas, Eurasia, and North Africa. It has been introduced to New Zealand, Australia, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, the Falkland Islands, and South Africa. Belonging to the subfamily Anatinae of the waterfowl family Anatidae, mallards live in wetlands, eat water plants and small animals, and are social animals preferring to congregate in groups or flocks of varying sizes. Males (drakes) have green heads, while the females (ducks) have mainly brown-speckled plumage. Both sexes have an area of white-bordered black or iridescent purple or blue feathers called a speculum on their wings; males especially tend to have blue speculum feathers. The mallard is 50–65 cm (20–26 in) long, of which the body makes up around two-thirds the length. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Mallard sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, based on 1,559 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Common Teal
LC

Common Teal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas crecca

<5% · Rare
American Black Duck
LC

American Black Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas rubripes

<5% · Rare
Northern Pintail
LC

Northern Pintail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas acuta

<5% · Rare
Canada Goose
LC

Canada Goose

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Branta canadensis

20–30% · Possible
Common Merganser
LC

Common Merganser

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mergus merganser

<5% · Rare
Wood Duck
LC

Wood Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aix sponsa

<5% · Rare
Surf Scoter
LC

Surf Scoter

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Melanitta perspicillata

Insufficient data
Canvasback
LC

Canvasback

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aythya valisineria

Insufficient data
Muscovy Duck
LC

Muscovy Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cairina moschata

<5% · Rare
Gadwall
LC

Gadwall

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mareca strepera

<5% · Rare
Ring-necked Duck
LC

Ring-necked Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aythya collaris

<5% · Rare
Blue-winged Teal
LC

Blue-winged Teal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spatula discors

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
20–30
Feb
30–40
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
80–90%
2 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
70–80%
3 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
70–80%
4 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
60–70%
5 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
60–70%
6 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
60–70%
7 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
60–70%
8 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
60–70%
9 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
60–70%
10 Thingvellir National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
60–70%
11 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
50–60%
12 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
50–60%
13 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
50–60%
14 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
50–60%
15 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
50–60%
16 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
50–60%
17 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
50–60%
18 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
40–50%
19 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
20 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
40–50%
21 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
22 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
40–50%
23 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
40–50%
24 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
40–50%
25 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
26 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
30–40%
27 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
30–40%
28 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
30–40%
29 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
30 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
31 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
30–40%
32 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
33 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
30–40%
34 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
35 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
30–40%
36 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
30–40%
37 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
30–40%
38 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
39 Tongariro National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
20–30%
40 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
41 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
42 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
20–30%
43 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
44 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
45 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
46 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
47 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
48 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
49 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
50 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
51 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
52 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
20–30%
53 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
10–20%
54 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
55 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
56 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
57 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
10–20%
58 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
59 Aoraki Mount Cook National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
10–20%
60 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
10–20%
61 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
62 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
63 Nahanni National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
64 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
65 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
66 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
5–10%
67 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
68 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
69 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
70 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
71 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
72 Arthur's Pass National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
<5%
73 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
74 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
75 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
<5%
76 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
77 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
78 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
79 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
80 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
81 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
82 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
83 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
84 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
85 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
86 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
87 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
88 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
89 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
90 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
91 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
92 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
93 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
94 Cajas National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
95 Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
Insufficient data
96 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
97 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
98 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
99 Gates of the Arctic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
100 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
101 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
102 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
103 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
104 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
105 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
106 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
107 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
108 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
109 Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
110 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
111 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
Insufficient data
112 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
113 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
114 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
115 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
116 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
117 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
118 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
119 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
120 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
121 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
122 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
123 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
124 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Mallard in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

About 21% of wildlife watchers report a Mallard sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, based on 1,559 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Mallard in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Mallard in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in our monthly data.

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