Mottled Duck (Anas fulvigula)
Illustration redrawn by AI from a real photograph

Mottled Duck

Anas fulvigula Ridgway, 1874

843 gWeight

The mottled duck (Anas fulvigula) or mottled mallard is a medium-sized species of dabbling duck.

Busiest months: April · Most records: United States, Mexico, Canada

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Mottled Duck has been recorded at 112 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 4 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Estero Llano Grande SP WBCUnited States20,339 records
  2. South Padre Is. – Birding and Nature CenterUnited States12,639 records
  3. South Padre Is. – WBC/Conv. Center/Laguna Madre TrailUnited States10,434 records
More places
  1. The Celery FieldsUnited States9,781 records
  2. Green Cay Wetlands & Nature CenterUnited States9,636 records
  3. Santa Ana NWRUnited States8,989 records
  4. Galveston – Lafitte's CoveUnited States8,378 records
  5. Jocelyn Nungaray NWR (Anahuac)United States6,338 records
  6. Merritt Island NWR – Black Point Wildlife DriveUnited States6,210 records
  7. Lake Apopka Wildlife DriveUnited States5,689 records

Countries and regions with the most records

United StatesMexicoCanadaBahamas

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The mottled duck (Anas fulvigula) or mottled mallard is a medium-sized species of dabbling duck. It is intermediate in appearance between the female mallard and the American black duck. It is closely related to those species, and is sometimes erroneously considered a subspecies of the former.

Excerpt from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · authors · Read more on Wikipedia

Questions

How big is the Mottled Duck?

The Mottled Duck weighs around 843 g.

Where does the Mottled Duck live?

Its breeding range: North America: south-central, southeastern. It is most often recorded in United States, Mexico and Canada.

When is the best time to see the Mottled Duck?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in April (Northern Hemisphere).

Is the Mottled Duck endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Mottled Duck as Least Concern.

What does the Mottled Duck eat?

Main food: Aquatic plants.

What family is the Mottled Duck in?

It belongs to the family Ducks, Geese, Swans (Anatidae), order Anseriformes.

At a glance

Weight
843 g
Habitat
Wetland
Diet
Aquatic plants
Lifestyle
On the water surface
Migration
Partial migrant
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
244 mm
Tail
85 mm
Bill
59 mm
Tarsus
40 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

North America: south-central, southeastern

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Family
Ducks, Geese, Swans Anatidae
Genus
Anas

Other birds in the genus Anas

African Black DuckAfrican Black DuckAnas sparsaYellow-billed DuckYellow-billed DuckAnas undulataMeller's DuckMeller's DuckAnas melleriPacific Black DuckPacific Black DuckAnas superciliosaLaysan DuckLaysan DuckAnas laysanensisHawaiian DuckHawaiian DuckAnas wyvillianaPhilippine DuckPhilippine DuckAnas luzonicaIndian Spot-billed DuckIndian Spot-billed DuckAnas poecilorhynchaEastern Spot-billed DuckEastern Spot-billed DuckAnas zonorhynchaMallardMallardAnas platyrhynchosAmerican Black DuckAmerican Black DuckAnas rubripesMexican DuckMexican DuckAnas diazi
Mottled Duck

Download illustration

Free to use with credit: “Illustration: Bird Album (birdalbum.com)”. Drawn by AI from a reference photo by Andy Wilson. ↗

WebP · 1070 px

Heard it but can't see it? Mingji identifies birds by sound and photo, on your phone.

In other languages