Ducks, Geese & Swans in Pakistan
Our list for Pakistan has 14 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 11 winter visitors, 2 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Pakistan in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 14, most common first
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorUncommon34–38 cmRegularly Sep–Mar
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
MallardAnas platyrhynchosWinter visitorUncommon50–65 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Oct–May
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorUncommon42–49 cmRegularly Sep–May
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–Mar
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Oct–May
GarganeySpatula querquedulaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Jul–May
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorUncommon40–47 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Red-crested PochardNetta rufinaPassage migrantUncommon53–57 cmRegularly Mar
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicusWinter visitorUncommon68–78 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Greylag GooseAnser anserPassage migrantUncommon75–90 cmRegularly Oct–Feb
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaWinter visitorUncommon58–70 cmRegularly May–Feb
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaScarceRare58–67 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
- 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