Ducks, Geese & Swans in Taiwan
Our list for Taiwan has 24 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 20 winter visitors and 2 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Taiwan in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 24, most common first
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorCommon59–76 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorUncommon40–47 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
MallardAnas platyrhynchosWinter visitorUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorUncommon42–49 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
GarganeySpatula querquedulaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Oct–Feb
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaWinter visitorUncommon58–67 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year
Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalisWinter visitorUncommon68–88 cmRegularly Oct–Feb
Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostrisWinter visitorUncommon66–84 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Swan GooseAnser cygnoidesWinter visitorRare81–94 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataResidentRare41–49 cmRecorded all year
Greylag GooseAnser anserWinter visitorRare75–90 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusWinter visitorRare120–150 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaWinter visitorRare58–70 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
SmewMergellus albellusWinter visitorRare38–44 cmRegularly Dec–Feb
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaPassage migrantRare40–51 cmRegularly Dec
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorRare52–58 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Garganey 37–41 cm
- Smew 38–44 cm
- Tufted Duck 40–47 cm
- Mandarin Duck 41–49 cm
- Pochard 42–49 cm
- Goldeneye 40–51 cm
- Eurasian Wigeon 42–51 cm
- Northern Shoveler 44–51 cm
- Greater Scaup 39–56 cm
- Gadwall 46–56 cm
- Red-breasted Merganser 52–58 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Common Shelduck 58–67 cm
- Common Merganser 58–68 cm
- Ruddy Shelduck 58–70 cm
- Northern Pintail 59–76 cm
- Greater White-fronted Goose 64–81 cm
- Muscovy Duck 66–84 cm
- Tundra Bean Goose 66–84 cm
- Taiga Bean Goose 68–88 cm
- Greylag Goose 75–90 cm
- Swan Goose 81–94 cm
- Tundra Swan 120–150 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