Ducks, Geese & Swans in Thailand
Our list for Thailand has 17 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 10 winter visitors, 3 passage migrants and 2 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Thailand in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 17, most common first
GarganeySpatula querquedulaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorRare34–38 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorRare44–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaWinter visitorRare58–70 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorRare42–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorRare40–47 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsPassage migrantRare64–81 cmRegularly Dec
MallardAnas platyrhynchosWinter visitorRare50–65 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Greylag GooseAnser anserWinter visitorRare75–90 cmRegularly Dec–Feb
GadwallMareca streperaPassage migrantRare46–56 cmRegularly Jan–Feb
Red-crested PochardNetta rufinaScarceRare53–57 cm
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorRare42–49 cmRegularly Dec–Feb
Swan GooseAnser cygnoidesResidentRare81–94 cmRecorded all year
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRegularly Oct–Aug
Greater ScaupAythya marilaScarceRare39–56 cm
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataPassage migrantRare41–49 cmRegularly Jan
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Garganey 37–41 cm
- Tufted Duck 40–47 cm
- Mandarin Duck 41–49 cm
- Pochard 42–49 cm
- Eurasian Wigeon 42–51 cm
- Northern Shoveler 44–51 cm
- Greater Scaup 39–56 cm
- Gadwall 46–56 cm
- Red-crested Pochard 53–57 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Ruddy Shelduck 58–70 cm
- Northern Pintail 59–76 cm
- Greater White-fronted Goose 64–81 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