Ducks, Geese & Swans in Cayman Islands
Our list for Cayman Islands has 5 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 1 winter visitor, 3 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Cayman Islands in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorPassage migrantUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Dec–Jan
Northern PintailAnas acutaScarceUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Nov
MallardAnas platyrhynchosPassage migrantUncommon50–65 cmRegularly Jan
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantUncommon34–38 cmRegularly Nov–Dec
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Northern Shoveler 44–51 cm
- Red-breasted Merganser 52–58 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Northern Pintail 59–76 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