Ducks, Geese & Swans in Bangladesh
Our list for Bangladesh has 17 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 15 winter visitors and 2 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Bangladesh in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 17, most common first
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaWinter visitorUncommon58–70 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
GarganeySpatula querquedulaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorUncommon34–38 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Red-crested PochardNetta rufinaWinter visitorUncommon53–57 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorUncommon40–47 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorUncommon42–49 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicusWinter visitorUncommon68–78 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaWinter visitorUncommon58–67 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
MallardAnas platyrhynchosWinter visitorUncommon50–65 cmRegularly Dec–Feb
Greylag GooseAnser anserWinter visitorUncommon75–90 cmRegularly Dec–Feb
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorWinter visitorRare45–53 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsScarceRare64–81 cm
Common MerganserMergus merganserScarceRare58–68 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Garganey 37–41 cm
- Tufted Duck 40–47 cm
- Pochard 42–49 cm
- Eurasian Wigeon 42–51 cm
- Northern Shoveler 44–51 cm
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck 45–53 cm
- Gadwall 46–56 cm
- Red-crested Pochard 53–57 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Common Shelduck 58–67 cm
- Common Merganser 58–68 cm
- Ruddy Shelduck 58–70 cm
- Northern Pintail 59–76 cm
- Greater White-fronted Goose 64–81 cm
- Bar-headed Goose 68–78 cm
- Greylag Goose 75–90 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