Species Detail - Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Ireland's BioBlitz".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).
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Marine Map - 50km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
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Anas platyrhynchos
Mallard
NBNSYS0000000007 RecommendedWell-formed
Protected Species: Wildlife Acts || Protected Species: EU Birds Directive || Protected Species: EU Birds Directive >> Annex II, Section I Bird Species || Protected Species: EU Birds Directive >> Annex III, Section I Bird Species || Threatened Species: Birds of Conservation Concern || Threatened Species: Birds of Conservation Concern >> Birds of Conservation Concern - Amber List
anpla
Linnaeus, 1758
Bird
Species
133
40
29
21/05/2010
20/08/2022
1 January (recorded in 1970)
31 December (recorded in 1981)
Collated by the National Biodiversity Data Centre from different sources, Ireland's BioBlitz, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), accessed 19 January 2026, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/189/Species/10025

Records per month (across all datasets)

Records per year (across all datasets)