Ducks, Geese & Swans in British Columbia
Our list for British Columbia has 30 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 10 residents, 1 summer visitor, 18 winter visitors and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in British Columbia in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 30, most common first
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentUncommon140–160 cmRecorded all year
King EiderSomateria spectabilisResidentRare46–64 cmRegularly Apr
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorRare40–47 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
Ross's GooseAnser rossiiPassage migrantRare57–64 cmRegularly Apr–May
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataWinter visitorRare41–49 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year
American Black DuckAnas rubripesWinter visitorRare54–59 cmRegularly Sep–Feb
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Ruddy Duck 35–43 cm
- Cinnamon Teal 36–43 cm
- Tufted Duck 40–47 cm
- Hooded Merganser 40–49 cm
- Mandarin Duck 41–49 cm
- Goldeneye 40–51 cm
- Eurasian Wigeon 42–51 cm
- Northern Shoveler 44–51 cm
- Greater Scaup 39–56 cm
- Long-tailed Duck 37–60 cm
- Wood Duck 47–54 cm
- Gadwall 46–56 cm
- Surf Scoter 48–60 cm
- Red-breasted Merganser 52–58 cm
- King Eider 46–64 cm
- American Black Duck 54–59 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Brent Goose 55–66 cm
- Ross's Goose 57–64 cm
- Common Merganser 58–68 cm
- Cackling Goose 53–76 cm
- Northern Pintail 59–76 cm
- Greater White-fronted Goose 64–81 cm
- Muscovy Duck 66–84 cm
- Snow Goose 69–84 cm
- Canada Goose 76–110 cm
- Tundra Swan 120–150 cm
- Trumpeter Swan 139–157 cm
- Mute Swan 140–160 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