Ducks, Geese & Swans in Nunavut
Our list for Nunavut has 20 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 11 summer visitors and 8 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Nunavut in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 20, most common first
Canada GooseBranta canadensisSummer visitorCommon76–110 cmRegularly May–Sep
Snow GooseAnser caerulescensSummer visitorCommon69–84 cmRegularly May–Oct
Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsiiSummer visitorCommon53–76 cmRegularly May–Sep
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisSummer visitorCommon37–60 cmRegularly May–Oct
King EiderSomateria spectabilisSummer visitorCommon46–64 cmRegularly May–Oct
EiderSomateria mollissimaSummer visitorCommon50–71 cmRegularly May–Dec
Northern PintailAnas acutaSummer visitorCommon59–76 cmRegularly May–Sep
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsSummer visitorCommon64–81 cmRegularly May–Sep
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusSummer visitorCommon120–150 cmRegularly May–Oct
Brent GooseBranta berniclaSummer visitorCommon55–66 cmRegularly May–Sep
Ross's GooseAnser rossiiPassage migrantCommon57–64 cmRegularly Jun–Sep
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataResidentCommon44–51 cmRegularly Jun
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaPassage migrantCommon40–51 cmRegularly Jun–Aug
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorPassage migrantCommon52–58 cmRegularly Jun–Sep
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillataPassage migrantUncommon48–60 cmRegularly Jun
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantUncommon34–38 cmRegularly Jun–Sep
MallardAnas platyrhynchosSummer visitorUncommon50–65 cmRegularly May–Sep
American Black DuckAnas rubripesPassage migrantUncommon54–59 cmRegularly Jul
Common MerganserMergus merganserPassage migrantUncommon58–68 cmRegularly Jun–Aug
Greater ScaupAythya marilaPassage migrantUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Jun–Aug
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Goldeneye 40–51 cm
- Northern Shoveler 44–51 cm
- Greater Scaup 39–56 cm
- Long-tailed Duck 37–60 cm
- Surf Scoter 48–60 cm
- King Eider 46–64 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
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