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Where They Are Found

The Florida mottled duck is one of a few non-migratory ducks in North America. They occur only in peninsular Florida where they are found both on the coasts and inland. The Florida mottled duck appears to be adaptable with regard to the habitats it uses and has been found using wetlands and related upland habitats associated with ponds, marshes, lakes, rivers, canals, ditches, mosquito impoundments and brackish and salt-water areas on the east and west coasts.

Florida mottled ducks are commonly seen using small prairie wetlands, flood plain marshes of the St. Johns and Kissimmee rivers and coastal impoundments. Rapid changes in the landscape of south Florida, attributed mostly to agricultural and urban development, have raised concerns about the status of these wetland habitats and the wildlife that depend on them.