Ducks, Geese & Swans in Newfoundland and Labrador
Our list for Newfoundland and Labrador has 26 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 7 residents, 2 summer visitors, 12 winter visitors, 3 passage migrants and 2 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Newfoundland and Labrador in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 26, most common first
American Black DuckAnas rubripesResidentCommon54–59 cmRecorded all year
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorCommon52–58 cmRecorded all year
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorCommon39–56 cmRecorded all year
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Sep–May
Northern PintailAnas acutaResidentCommon59–76 cmRecorded all year
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year
Canada GooseBranta canadensisSummer visitorCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentCommon50–71 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian TealAnas creccaResidentCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisWinter visitorCommon37–60 cmRegularly Oct–May
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillataWinter visitorUncommon48–60 cmRecorded all year
Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatusWinter visitorUncommon40–49 cmRecorded all year
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusResidentUncommon60–75 cmRecorded all year
Wood DuckAix sponsaWinter visitorUncommon47–54 cmRecorded all year
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataSummer visitorUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisPassage migrantUncommon35–43 cmRegularly Nov
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisScarceUncommon58–70 cm
Greylag GooseAnser anserPassage migrantUncommon75–90 cmRegularly Dec–Apr
King EiderSomateria spectabilisWinter visitorUncommon46–64 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Ruddy Duck 35–43 cm
- Tufted Duck 40–47 cm
- Hooded Merganser 40–49 cm
- Goldeneye 40–51 cm
- Eurasian Wigeon 42–51 cm
- Greater Scaup 39–56 cm
- Northern Shoveler 44–51 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
- Eider 50–71 cm
- Common Merganser 58–68 cm
- Barnacle Goose 58–70 cm
- Northern Pintail 59–76 cm
- Pink-footed Goose 60–75 cm
- Snow Goose 69–84 cm
- Greylag Goose 75–90 cm
- Canada Goose 76–110 cm
- Tundra Swan 120–150 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