Ducks, Geese & Swans in Northern Mariana Islands
Our list for Northern Mariana Islands has 6 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 1 winter visitor, 4 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Northern Mariana Islands in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 6, most common first
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorCommon59–76 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataPassage migrantCommon44–51 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaPassage migrantUncommon40–47 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Nov–Jan
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataScarceUncommon66–84 cm
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantUncommon34–38 cmRegularly Dec
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Tufted Duck 40–47 cm
- Eurasian Wigeon 42–51 cm
- Northern Shoveler 44–51 cm
- Northern Pintail 59–76 cm
- Muscovy Duck 66–84 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

