Ducks, Geese & Swans in India
Our list for India has 22 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 3 residents, 1 summer visitor and 18 winter visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in India in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 22, most common first
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaWinter visitorUncommon58–70 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorUncommon34–38 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
GarganeySpatula querquedulaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicusWinter visitorUncommon68–78 cmRegularly Jul–May
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Greylag GooseAnser anserWinter visitorUncommon75–90 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorUncommon42–49 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Red-crested PochardNetta rufinaWinter visitorUncommon53–57 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorUncommon40–47 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentRare50–65 cmRecorded all year
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentRare45–53 cmRecorded all year
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaWinter visitorRare58–67 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Common MerganserMergus merganserResidentRare58–68 cmRecorded all year
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorRare64–81 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorRare40–51 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollisWinter visitorRare53–56 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
SmewMergellus albellusWinter visitorRare38–44 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorRare39–56 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataSummer visitorRare66–84 cmRecorded all year
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Garganey 37–41 cm
- Smew 38–44 cm
- Tufted Duck 40–47 cm
- Pochard 42–49 cm
- Goldeneye 40–51 cm
- Eurasian Wigeon 42–51 cm
- Northern Shoveler 44–51 cm
- Greater Scaup 39–56 cm
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck 45–53 cm
- Gadwall 46–56 cm
- Red-breasted Goose 53–56 cm
- Red-crested Pochard 53–57 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Common Shelduck 58–67 cm
- Common Merganser 58–68 cm
- Ruddy Shelduck 58–70 cm
- Northern Pintail 59–76 cm
- Greater White-fronted Goose 64–81 cm
- Bar-headed Goose 68–78 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