This pie chart shows the relative likelihood of observing particular other species commonly observed near Anas platyrhynchos

Range and Population:

Native:Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Armenia; Aruba; Austria; Azerbaijan; Bahamas; Bahrain; Bangladesh; Belarus; Belgium; Belize; Bermuda; Bhutan; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria; Canada; China; Costa Rica; Croatia; Cuba; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Denmark; Egypt; Eritrea; Estonia; Ethiopia; Falkland Islands (Malvinas); Faroe Islands; Finland; France; Georgia; Germany; Greece; Greenland; Guatemala; Haiti; Honduras; Hong Kong; Hungary; Iceland; India; Iran, Islamic Republic of; Iraq; Ireland; Israel; Italy; Japan; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Korea, Democratic People's Republic of; Korea, Republic of; Kuwait; Kyrgyzstan; Latvia; Lebanon; Libyan Arab Jamahiriya; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of; Malaysia; Malta; Mauritania; Mexico; Moldova, Republic of; Mongolia; Montenegro; Morocco; Myanmar; Nepal; Netherlands; Netherlands Antilles; Nicaragua; Norway; Oman; Pakistan; Panama; Philippines; Poland; Portugal; Puerto Rico; Qatar; Romania; Russian Federation; Saint Pierre and Miquelon; Saudi Arabia; Serbia; Slovakia; Slovenia; South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands; Spain; Sudan; Sweden; Switzerland; Syrian Arab Republic; Taiwan, Province of China; Tajikistan; Trinidad and Tobago; Tunisia; Turkey; Turkmenistan; Turks and Caicos Islands; Ukraine; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom; United States; Uzbekistan; Viet Nam; Yemen[1]

Introduced:Australia; New Zealand[1]

Introduced (possibly extinct):New Caledonia[1]

Vagrant:Antigua and Barbuda; Brunei Darussalam; Cayman Islands; Cook Islands; Djibouti; Gambia; Gibraltar; Guadeloupe; Jamaica; Kiribati; Mali; Marshall Islands; Martinique; Micronesia, Federated States of; Niger; Nigeria; Northern Mariana Islands; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Senegal; Seychelles; Svalbard and Jan Mayen; Thailand; Vanuatu; Virgin Islands, U.S.; Zambia[1]

Habitat Overview:

These birds require shallow water habitats for feeding such as streams, ponds, lakes, marshes, swamps, wetlands, and flooded fields. The water can be fresh or brackish. Although not a preferred habitat, these birds are seen in saltwater marinas but not in the open ocean. They also need dry land for nesting and resting. In Southern California they can occasionally be found nesting in urban gardens under shrubbery.

Ecology Notes:

List of Habitats: 5.4 Wetlands (inland) - Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands 5.5 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha)

In sections below, we make some habitat inferences based on the known habitat preferences of those species most commonly associated with Anas platyrhynchos.

Zone:

alpine, circumboreal, montane, subtropics, temperate, tropics.

Vegetation:

alpine meadows, boreal forest, coniferous forests, croplands, cultivated areas, deciduous woods and forests, desert, desert scrub, disturbed sites, fence rows, fields, forest edges, forests, gardens, grasslands, hardwood forests, mature forests, meadows, moist woods, montane forests, open forests, pasture, pine forests, rain forest, shrubby vegetation, small trees, thickets, tropical forest, tundra grassland.

Terrain:

hillsides, mountain slopes, pastureland, roadsides, rock outcrops, sand dunes, streamsides, urban areas, valleys.

Soil and Rock:

clay, limestone, loam, sandy areas, sandy soil, stony areas.

Water in Area:

along rivers, bays, bogs, brackish water, ditches, dry areas, estuaries, fens, lagoon, lakes, marshes, mesic areas, pelagic, ponds, river banks, rivers, saltwater, shores, stream banks, streams, swamps, swampy areas, wet woods.

Slopes in Area:

hillsides, rocky slopes.