Ducks, Geese & Swans in Yukon Territory
Our list for Yukon Territory has 24 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 13 summer visitors, 2 winter visitors, 7 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Yukon Territory in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 24, most common first
Trumpeter SwanCygnus buccinatorSummer visitorCommon139–157 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
MallardAnas platyrhynchosSummer visitorCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRecorded all year
Northern PintailAnas acutaSummer visitorCommon59–76 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Eurasian TealAnas creccaSummer visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Canada GooseBranta canadensisSummer visitorCommon76–110 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusPassage migrantCommon120–150 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataSummer visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRecorded all year
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorSummer visitorCommon52–58 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillataSummer visitorCommon48–60 cmRegularly May–Oct
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsPassage migrantCommon64–81 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
GadwallMareca streperaSummer visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Greater ScaupAythya marilaSummer visitorCommon39–56 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Snow GooseAnser caerulescensPassage migrantCommon69–84 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisSummer visitorCommon35–43 cmRegularly May–Oct
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisSummer visitorUncommon37–60 cmRegularly May–Nov
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Apr–Jun
EiderSomateria mollissimaPassage migrantUncommon50–71 cmRegularly Jun–Aug
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusScarceUncommon140–165 cmRegularly Apr
Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsiiPassage migrantUncommon53–76 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatusSummer visitorUncommon40–49 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Brent GooseBranta berniclaResidentUncommon55–66 cmRegularly May–Aug
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
- Eurasian Wigeon 42–51 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
- Red-breasted Merganser 52–58 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
- 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
- Whooper Swan 140–165 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