Ducks, Geese & Swans in Sri Lanka
Our list for Sri Lanka has 6 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 5 winter visitors and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Sri Lanka in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 6, most common first
GarganeySpatula querquedulaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorRare34–38 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataScarceRare66–84 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Garganey 37–41 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