Ducks, Geese & Swans in Australia
Our list for Australia has 5 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 4 residents and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Australia in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentCommon110–142 cmRecorded all year
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentRare75–90 cmRecorded all year
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataScarceRare44–51 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Northern Shoveler 44–51 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Muscovy Duck 66–84 cm
- Greylag Goose 75–90 cm
- Black Swan 110–142 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made