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 · Oct
Share of all bird records in Mexico in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 28, most common first
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaSummer visitorRare63–73 cmRegularly May–Jan
Swan GooseAnser cygnoidesPassage migrantRare81–94 cmRegularly Apr–Jan
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorRare39–56 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisScarceRare37–60 cm
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataPassage migrantRare41–49 cmRegularly Dec
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