Ducks, Geese & Swans in Myanmar (Burma)
Our list for Myanmar (Burma) has 15 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 9 winter visitors and 6 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Myanmar (Burma) in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 15, most common first
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaWinter visitorCommon58–70 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataPassage migrantUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorUncommon40–47 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
GarganeySpatula querquedulaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Greylag GooseAnser anserWinter visitorUncommon75–90 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
MallardAnas platyrhynchosPassage migrantUncommon50–65 cmRegularly Jan
PochardAythya ferinaPassage migrantUncommon42–49 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicusPassage migrantUncommon68–78 cmRegularly Jan–Feb
Red-crested PochardNetta rufinaWinter visitorUncommon53–57 cmRegularly Dec–Feb
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorUncommon34–38 cmRegularly Dec–Feb
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaPassage migrantRare58–67 cmRegularly Dec–Jan
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorPassage migrantRare45–53 cmRegularly Jan
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
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck 45–53 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
- Bar-headed Goose 68–78 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