Ducks, Geese & Swans in Northwest Territories
Our list for Northwest Territories has 23 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 16 summer visitors, 4 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Northwest Territories in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 23, most common first
MallardAnas platyrhynchosSummer visitorCommon50–65 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Canada GooseBranta canadensisSummer visitorCommon76–110 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaSummer visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Eurasian TealAnas creccaSummer visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Northern PintailAnas acutaSummer visitorCommon59–76 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataSummer visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusSummer visitorCommon120–150 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatusPassage migrantCommon40–49 cmRegularly May–Oct
King EiderSomateria spectabilisResidentCommon46–64 cmRegularly Aug–Sep
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorSummer visitorCommon52–58 cmRegularly May–Oct
Common MerganserMergus merganserSummer visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsSummer visitorCommon64–81 cmRegularly May–Sep
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillataSummer visitorCommon48–60 cmRegularly May–Oct
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisSummer visitorCommon37–60 cmRegularly May–Aug
Greater ScaupAythya marilaSummer visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly May–Oct
Snow GooseAnser caerulescensPassage migrantUncommon69–84 cmRegularly May–Sep
Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsiiPassage migrantUncommon53–76 cmRegularly May–Sep
GadwallMareca streperaSummer visitorUncommon46–56 cmRegularly May–Jul
EiderSomateria mollissimaResidentUncommon50–71 cmRegularly Jun
Trumpeter SwanCygnus buccinatorSummer visitorUncommon139–157 cmRegularly May–Aug
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisSummer visitorUncommon35–43 cmRegularly May–Aug
Ross's GooseAnser rossiiPassage migrantUncommon57–64 cmRegularly May
Brent GooseBranta berniclaScarceRare55–66 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Ruddy Duck 35–43 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
- Gadwall 46–56 cm
- Surf Scoter 48–60 cm
- King Eider 46–64 cm
- Red-breasted Merganser 52–58 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