Ducks, Geese & Swans in Costa Rica
Our list for Costa Rica has 7 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 4 winter visitors and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Costa Rica in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 7, most common first
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorRare44–51 cmRegularly Sep–Mar
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentRare45–53 cmRecorded all year
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorRare59–76 cmRegularly Dec–Feb
Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanopteraWinter visitorRare36–43 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorRare34–38 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
MallardAnas platyrhynchosPassage migrantRare50–65 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Cinnamon Teal 36–43 cm
- Northern Shoveler 44–51 cm
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck 45–53 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Northern Pintail 59–76 cm
- Muscovy Duck 66–84 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