Ducks, Geese & Swans in Bermuda
Our list for Bermuda has 13 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 6 winter visitors, 5 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Bermuda in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 13, most common first
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Sep–May
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorCommon59–76 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatusWinter visitorUncommon40–49 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
American Black DuckAnas rubripesWinter visitorUncommon54–59 cmRegularly Nov–May
Canada GooseBranta canadensisPassage migrantUncommon76–110 cmRegularly Feb–Mar
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeScarceUncommon42–51 cm
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorPassage migrantUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Jan
GadwallMareca streperaPassage migrantUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Jan–Feb
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataPassage migrantUncommon66–84 cmRegularly Feb–Jun
Wood DuckAix sponsaWinter visitorUncommon47–54 cmRegularly Oct–May
Greater ScaupAythya marilaPassage migrantUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Nov–Jan
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Hooded Merganser 40–49 cm
- Eurasian Wigeon 42–51 cm
- Northern Shoveler 44–51 cm
- Greater Scaup 39–56 cm
- Wood Duck 47–54 cm
- Gadwall 46–56 cm
- Red-breasted Merganser 52–58 cm
- American Black Duck 54–59 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Northern Pintail 59–76 cm
- Muscovy Duck 66–84 cm
- Canada Goose 76–110 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