Ducks, Geese & Swans in Prince Edward Island
Our list for Prince Edward Island has 21 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 6 residents, 2 summer visitors, 10 winter visitors and 3 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Prince Edward Island in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 21, most common first
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year
American Black DuckAnas rubripesResidentCommon54–59 cmRecorded all year
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorCommon52–58 cmRegularly Aug–May
EiderSomateria mollissimaWinter visitorCommon50–71 cmRecorded all year
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisWinter visitorCommon37–60 cmRegularly Oct–May
Eurasian TealAnas creccaResidentCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year
Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatusPassage migrantCommon40–49 cmRegularly Mar–Jan
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillataWinter visitorCommon48–60 cmRecorded all year
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Sep–May
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Aug–May
Wood DuckAix sponsaSummer visitorUncommon47–54 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
Snow GooseAnser caerulescensPassage migrantUncommon69–84 cmRegularly Apr
Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsiiPassage migrantUncommon53–76 cmRegularly Oct
Brent GooseBranta berniclaResidentUncommon55–66 cmRegularly Apr
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisSummer visitorUncommon35–43 cmRegularly May–Oct
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Ruddy Duck 35–43 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
- American Black Duck 54–59 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Eider 50–71 cm
- Brent Goose 55–66 cm
- Common Merganser 58–68 cm
- Cackling Goose 53–76 cm
- Northern Pintail 59–76 cm
- Snow Goose 69–84 cm
- Canada Goose 76–110 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