Ducks, Geese & Swans in Puerto Rico
Our list for Puerto Rico has 8 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 3 residents, 2 winter visitors, 2 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Puerto Rico in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 8, most common first
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisResidentUncommon35–43 cmRecorded all year
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorRare34–38 cmRegularly Oct–Feb
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentRare50–65 cmRecorded all year
Northern PintailAnas acutaPassage migrantRare59–76 cmRegularly Dec
Swan GooseAnser cygnoidesPassage migrantRare81–94 cmRegularly Mar
Greylag GooseAnser anserScarceRare75–90 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Ruddy Duck 35–43 cm
- Northern Shoveler 44–51 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Northern Pintail 59–76 cm
- Muscovy Duck 66–84 cm
- Greylag Goose 75–90 cm
- Swan Goose 81–94 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