Ducks, Geese & Swans in Manitoba
Our list for Manitoba has 25 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 15 summer visitors, 1 winter visitor and 8 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Manitoba in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 25, most common first
Canada GooseBranta canadensisSummer visitorCommon76–110 cmRegularly Mar–Jan
MallardAnas platyrhynchosSummer visitorCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
Snow GooseAnser caerulescensPassage migrantCommon69–84 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaSummer visitorCommon40–51 cmRecorded all year
Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsiiPassage migrantCommon53–76 cmRegularly Sep–May
Wood DuckAix sponsaSummer visitorCommon47–54 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataSummer visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatusSummer visitorCommon40–49 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
GadwallMareca streperaSummer visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Common MerganserMergus merganserSummer visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Mar–Jan
Eurasian TealAnas creccaSummer visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Northern PintailAnas acutaSummer visitorCommon59–76 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusSummer visitorUncommon120–150 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
Trumpeter SwanCygnus buccinatorSummer visitorUncommon139–157 cmRegularly Mar–Dec
Greater ScaupAythya marilaSummer visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisSummer visitorUncommon35–43 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
American Black DuckAnas rubripesWinter visitorUncommon54–59 cmRegularly Jun–Mar
Ross's GooseAnser rossiiPassage migrantUncommon57–64 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsPassage migrantUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Sep–May
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisPassage migrantUncommon37–60 cmRegularly Jun–Dec
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorSummer visitorUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
EiderSomateria mollissimaPassage migrantUncommon50–71 cmRegularly Jun–Nov
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillataPassage migrantUncommon48–60 cmRegularly Jun–Oct
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Ruddy Duck 35–43 cm
- Cinnamon Teal 36–43 cm
- Hooded Merganser 40–49 cm
- Goldeneye 40–51 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
- American Black Duck 54–59 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Eider 50–71 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
- Snow Goose 69–84 cm
- Canada Goose 76–110 cm
- Tundra Swan 120–150 cm
- Trumpeter Swan 139–157 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