Ducks, Geese & Swans in Malaysia
Our list for Malaysia has 7 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 2 winter visitors, 3 passage migrants and 2 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Malaysia in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 7, most common first
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaPassage migrantUncommon40–47 cmRegularly Nov–Jan
GarganeySpatula querquedulaWinter visitorRare37–41 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Eurasian TealAnas creccaScarceRare34–38 cm
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorRare44–51 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Northern PintailAnas acutaPassage migrantRare59–76 cmRegularly Nov–Jan
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantRare42–51 cmRegularly Jan
MallardAnas platyrhynchosScarceRare50–65 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Garganey 37–41 cm
- Tufted Duck 40–47 cm
- Eurasian Wigeon 42–51 cm
- Northern Shoveler 44–51 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Northern Pintail 59–76 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