Ducks, Geese & Swans in Tanzania
Our list for Tanzania has 5 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 3 residents, 1 summer visitor and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Tanzania in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentUncommon75–115 cmRecorded all year
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataSummer visitorUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentUncommon45–53 cmRecorded all year
GarganeySpatula querquedulaPassage migrantRare37–41 cmRegularly Dec
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Garganey 37–41 cm
- Northern Shoveler 44–51 cm
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck 45–53 cm
- Egyptian Goose 63–73 cm
- Spur-winged Goose 75–115 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