Ducks, Geese & Swans in Saudi Arabia
Our list for Saudi Arabia has 13 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 5 winter visitors, 6 passage migrants and 2 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Saudi Arabia in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 13, most common first
GarganeySpatula querquedulaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Sep–May
MallardAnas platyrhynchosWinter visitorUncommon50–65 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorUncommon34–38 cmRegularly Sep–Feb
PochardAythya ferinaPassage migrantUncommon42–49 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaPassage migrantUncommon40–47 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Greylag GooseAnser anserPassage migrantUncommon75–90 cmRegularly Apr–Dec
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaScarceUncommon58–67 cm
Swan GooseAnser cygnoidesPassage migrantUncommon81–94 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
GadwallMareca streperaPassage migrantRare46–56 cmRegularly Oct
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaScarceRare58–70 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
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Common Shelduck 58–67 cm
- Ruddy Shelduck 58–70 cm
- Northern Pintail 59–76 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