Ducks, Geese & Swans in Bhutan
Our list for Bhutan has 16 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 7 winter visitors and 9 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Bhutan in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 16, most common first
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaWinter visitorCommon58–70 cmRegularly Oct–May
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Nov–May
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorUncommon34–38 cmRegularly Oct–May
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Oct–May
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Feb–May
MallardAnas platyrhynchosWinter visitorUncommon50–65 cmRegularly Oct–May
GarganeySpatula querquedulaPassage migrantUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicusWinter visitorUncommon68–78 cmRegularly Dec–Apr
Red-crested PochardNetta rufinaPassage migrantUncommon53–57 cmRegularly Nov–May
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Dec–Apr
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaPassage migrantUncommon58–67 cmRegularly Jan–Apr
PochardAythya ferinaPassage migrantUncommon42–49 cmRegularly Feb–Apr
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaPassage migrantUncommon40–47 cmRegularly Mar–May
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataPassage migrantUncommon41–49 cmRegularly Feb–Mar
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataPassage migrantRare44–51 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Greylag GooseAnser anserPassage migrantRare75–90 cmRegularly Mar
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Garganey 37–41 cm
- Tufted Duck 40–47 cm
- Mandarin Duck 41–49 cm
- Pochard 42–49 cm
- Eurasian Wigeon 42–51 cm
- Northern Shoveler 44–51 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
- 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