Ducks, Geese & Swans in Egypt
Our list for Egypt has 13 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 9 winter visitors and 3 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Egypt in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 13, most common first
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
GarganeySpatula querquedulaWinter visitorCommon37–41 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
MallardAnas platyrhynchosWinter visitorCommon50–65 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorCommon59–76 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorUncommon40–47 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
GadwallMareca streperaPassage migrantUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Dec–Jan
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorUncommon42–49 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Greylag GooseAnser anserPassage migrantUncommon75–90 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaWinter visitorUncommon58–67 cmRegularly Dec–Feb
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataPassage migrantRare66–84 cmRegularly Dec
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Garganey 37–41 cm
- Tufted Duck 40–47 cm
- Pochard 42–49 cm
- Eurasian Wigeon 42–51 cm
- Northern Shoveler 44–51 cm
- Gadwall 46–56 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Common Shelduck 58–67 cm
- Northern Pintail 59–76 cm
- Egyptian Goose 63–73 cm
- Muscovy Duck 66–84 cm
- Greylag Goose 75–90 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