Where to see
Anas platyrhynchos
Elk Island National Park leads · 49 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Mallard during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
Elk Island National Park
In Elk Island National Park, Canada, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Mallard sighting on a given day, the highest of the 49 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Kiskunság National Park and more
After Elk Island National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Mallard are in Kiskunság National Park (Hungary, about 70%), Doñana National Park (Spain, about 70%) and Plitvice Lakes National Park (Croatia, about 70%). Outside North America, the best options are Kiskunság National Park in Europe (about 70%), Nikko National Park in Asia (about 50%) and Fiordland National Park in Oceania (about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are April and October in Elk Island National Park (over 90%), March in Kiskunság National Park (about 90%) and February–May and November in Doñana National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Mallard on a given day. Each park's Mallard page has the full month-by-month chart.
