Ducks, Geese & Swans in Brazil
Our list for Brazil has 8 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 6 residents, 1 summer visitor and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Brazil in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 8, most common first
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentRare45–53 cmRecorded all year
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentRare75–90 cmRecorded all year
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentRare50–65 cmRegularly Apr–Jan
Brazilian MerganserMergus octosetaceusResidentRare49–56 cmRegularly Mar–Jan
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentRare110–142 cmRecorded all year
Swan GooseAnser cygnoidesPassage migrantRare81–94 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaSummer visitorRare63–73 cmRegularly Aug–Feb
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Fulvous Whistling-Duck 45–53 cm
- Brazilian Merganser 49–56 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Egyptian Goose 63–73 cm
- Muscovy Duck 66–84 cm
- Greylag Goose 75–90 cm
- Swan Goose 81–94 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