Ducks, Geese & Swans in United Arab Emirates
Our list for United Arab Emirates has 26 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 9 residents, 13 winter visitors, 3 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in United Arab Emirates in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 26, most common first
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Jul–Apr
GarganeySpatula querquedulaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Northern PintailAnas acutaResidentUncommon59–76 cmRecorded all year
PochardAythya ferinaResidentUncommon42–49 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Oct–May
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentUncommon110–142 cmRecorded all year
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorUncommon40–47 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaWinter visitorUncommon58–67 cmRegularly Oct–May
Red-crested PochardNetta rufinaWinter visitorUncommon53–57 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Oct–May
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentUncommon45–53 cmRecorded all year
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentUncommon140–160 cmRecorded all year
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentRare75–90 cmRecorded all year
Canada GooseBranta canadensisWinter visitorRare76–110 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
Wood DuckAix sponsaScarceRare47–54 cmRegularly Dec
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataPassage migrantRare41–49 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicusWinter visitorRare68–78 cmRegularly Jun–Apr
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaWinter visitorRare58–70 cmRegularly Dec–Feb
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
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck 45–53 cm
- Wood Duck 47–54 cm
- Gadwall 46–56 cm
- Red-crested Pochard 53–57 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Common Shelduck 58–67 cm
- Ruddy Shelduck 58–70 cm
- Barnacle Goose 58–70 cm
- Northern Pintail 59–76 cm
- Egyptian Goose 63–73 cm
- Greater White-fronted Goose 64–81 cm
- Bar-headed Goose 68–78 cm
- Muscovy Duck 66–84 cm
- Greylag Goose 75–90 cm
- Swan Goose 81–94 cm
- Canada Goose 76–110 cm
- Black Swan 110–142 cm
- Mute Swan 140–160 cm
- Whooper Swan 140–165 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