Ducks, Geese & Swans in Ethiopia
Our list for Ethiopia has 8 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 3 residents, 4 winter visitors and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Ethiopia in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 8, most common first
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentUncommon75–115 cmRecorded all year
GarganeySpatula querquedulaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentUncommon45–53 cmRegularly Oct–Aug
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaWinter visitorUncommon58–70 cmRegularly Jun–Mar
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Eurasian TealAnas creccaScarceRare34–38 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cmData: 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