Ducks, Geese & Swans in Guatemala
Our list for Guatemala has 7 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 2 winter visitors and 3 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Guatemala in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 7, most common first
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisResidentUncommon35–43 cmRecorded all year
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorRare59–76 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantRare34–38 cmRegularly Dec–Jan
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorPassage migrantRare45–53 cmRegularly Oct–Jan
Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanopteraPassage migrantRare36–43 cmRegularly Nov
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Ruddy Duck 35–43 cm
- Cinnamon Teal 36–43 cm
- Northern Shoveler 44–51 cm
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck 45–53 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