Ducks, Geese & Swans in Arizona
Our list for Arizona has 29 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 6 residents, 21 winter visitors and 2 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Arizona in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 29, most common first
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Aug–May
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisWinter visitorCommon35–43 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Aug–May
Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanopteraWinter visitorCommon36–43 cmRecorded all year
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly Sep–Jul
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorCommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–Mar
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentUncommon76–110 cmRecorded all year
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorUncommon58–68 cmRegularly Sep–May
Snow GooseAnser caerulescensWinter visitorUncommon69–84 cmRecorded all year
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatusWinter visitorUncommon40–49 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Wood DuckAix sponsaResidentUncommon47–54 cmRecorded all year
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataWinter visitorUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Ross's GooseAnser rossiiWinter visitorRare57–64 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorRare39–56 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusWinter visitorRare120–150 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsiiWinter visitorRare53–76 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillataPassage migrantRare48–60 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorRare42–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Swan GooseAnser cygnoidesResidentRare81–94 cmRecorded all year
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Ruddy Duck 35–43 cm
- Cinnamon Teal 36–43 cm
- Hooded Merganser 40–49 cm
- Mandarin Duck 41–49 cm
- Goldeneye 40–51 cm
- Eurasian Wigeon 42–51 cm
- Northern Shoveler 44–51 cm
- Greater Scaup 39–56 cm
- Long-tailed Duck 37–60 cm
- Wood Duck 47–54 cm
- Gadwall 46–56 cm
- Surf Scoter 48–60 cm
- Red-breasted Merganser 52–58 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Ross's Goose 57–64 cm
- Common Merganser 58–68 cm
- Cackling Goose 53–76 cm
- Northern Pintail 59–76 cm
- Egyptian Goose 63–73 cm
- Greater White-fronted Goose 64–81 cm
- Muscovy Duck 66–84 cm
- Snow Goose 69–84 cm
- Greylag Goose 75–90 cm
- Swan Goose 81–94 cm
- Canada Goose 76–110 cm
- Tundra Swan 120–150 cm
- Trumpeter Swan 139–157 cm
- Mute Swan 140–160 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