Ducks, Geese & Swans in Mexico
Our list for Mexico has 28 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 6 residents, 1 summer visitor, 18 winter visitors, 2 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Mexico in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 28, most common first
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisResidentUncommon35–43 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorUncommon34–38 cmRegularly Aug–May
Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanopteraWinter visitorUncommon36–43 cmRecorded all year
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Jul–May
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentUncommon45–53 cmRecorded all year
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorRare52–58 cmRegularly Nov–May
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillataWinter visitorRare48–60 cmRegularly Oct–Aug
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentRare75–90 cmRecorded all year
Snow GooseAnser caerulescensWinter visitorRare69–84 cmRegularly Jun–Apr
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorRare55–66 cmRegularly Oct–May
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorRare64–81 cmRegularly Sep–Mar
Wood DuckAix sponsaResidentRare47–54 cmRecorded all year
Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatusWinter visitorRare40–49 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorRare40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsiiWinter visitorRare53–76 cmRegularly Oct–May
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorRare58–68 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Ross's GooseAnser rossiiWinter visitorRare57–64 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Canada GooseBranta canadensisWinter visitorRare76–110 cmRegularly Oct–May
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorRare42–51 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Ruddy Duck 35–43 cm
- Cinnamon Teal 36–43 cm
- Hooded Merganser 40–49 cm
- Mandarin Duck 41–49 cm
- Goldeneye 40–51 cm
- Eurasian Wigeon 42–51 cm
- Northern Shoveler 44–51 cm
- Greater Scaup 39–56 cm
- Long-tailed Duck 37–60 cm
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck 45–53 cm
- Wood Duck 47–54 cm
- Gadwall 46–56 cm
- Surf Scoter 48–60 cm
- Red-breasted Merganser 52–58 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Brent Goose 55–66 cm
- Ross's Goose 57–64 cm
- Common Merganser 58–68 cm
- Cackling Goose 53–76 cm
- Northern Pintail 59–76 cm
- Egyptian Goose 63–73 cm
- Greater White-fronted Goose 64–81 cm
- Muscovy Duck 66–84 cm
- Snow Goose 69–84 cm
- Greylag Goose 75–90 cm
- Swan Goose 81–94 cm
- Canada Goose 76–110 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