Ducks, Geese & Swans in Namibia
Our list for Namibia has 4 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 1 summer visitor and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Namibia in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 4, most common first
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentUncommon75–115 cmRecorded all year
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorPassage migrantUncommon45–53 cmRegularly Oct–Jun
MallardAnas platyrhynchosSummer visitorRare50–65 cmRegularly Oct–Jul
Smallest to largest
Length, cmBody 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