Animal Planet Mallard drake

Mallards can live in almost any wetland habitat, whether natural or artificial. They thrive in and around lakes, ponds, rivers, marshes, estuaries, and coasts, as well as in parks and backyards. This versatility, along with a little help from humans who likely introduced them to various locations, has allowed them to spread across the globe. They can be found in North America, Eurasia, and New Zealand, as well as in parts of Central and South America, the Caribbean, Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Japan, and Australia.