Ducks, Geese & Swans in Morocco
Our list for Morocco has 15 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 3 residents, 9 winter visitors, 2 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Morocco in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 15, most common first
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Aug–May
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaResidentCommon58–70 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorUncommon34–38 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaWinter visitorUncommon58–67 cmRegularly Oct–May
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Red-crested PochardNetta rufinaResidentUncommon53–57 cmRecorded all year
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorUncommon42–49 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Jul–May
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
GarganeySpatula querquedulaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Aug–May
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraPassage migrantUncommon43–54 cmRegularly Aug–Mar
Greylag GooseAnser anserPassage migrantRare75–90 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorRare40–47 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataScarceRare66–84 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Garganey 37–41 cm
- Tufted Duck 40–47 cm
- Pochard 42–49 cm
- Eurasian Wigeon 42–51 cm
- Northern Shoveler 44–51 cm
- Common Scoter 43–54 cm
- Gadwall 46–56 cm
- Red-crested Pochard 53–57 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Common Shelduck 58–67 cm
- Ruddy Shelduck 58–70 cm
- Northern Pintail 59–76 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