Ducks, Geese & Swans in Saskatchewan
Our list for Saskatchewan has 23 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 10 summer visitors, 4 winter visitors and 8 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Saskatchewan in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 23, most common first
Canada GooseBranta canadensisSummer visitorCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
Snow GooseAnser caerulescensPassage migrantCommon69–84 cmRegularly Sep–May
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRecorded all year
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataSummer visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
GadwallMareca streperaSummer visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly Apr–Dec
Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsiiPassage migrantCommon53–76 cmRegularly Sep–May
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusPassage migrantCommon120–150 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Northern PintailAnas acutaSummer visitorCommon59–76 cmRegularly Mar–Dec
Eurasian TealAnas creccaSummer visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Mar–Dec
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsPassage migrantCommon64–81 cmRegularly Sep–May
Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatusSummer visitorCommon40–49 cmRegularly Mar–Dec
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisSummer visitorCommon35–43 cmRegularly Apr–Dec
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year
Ross's GooseAnser rossiiPassage migrantCommon57–64 cmRegularly Sep–May
Wood DuckAix sponsaWinter visitorUncommon47–54 cmRecorded all year
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Oct–May
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorSummer visitorUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Apr–Dec
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillataPassage migrantUncommon48–60 cmRegularly Sep–Nov
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisPassage migrantUncommon37–60 cmRegularly Nov–Dec
Trumpeter SwanCygnus buccinatorSummer visitorRare139–157 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanopteraSummer visitorRare36–43 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
American Black DuckAnas rubripesPassage migrantRare54–59 cmRegularly 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
- 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