Ducks, Geese & Swans in Arkansas
Our list for Arkansas has 28 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 6 residents, 2 summer visitors, 17 winter visitors and 3 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Arkansas in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 28, most common first
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly Jul–Apr
Snow GooseAnser caerulescensWinter visitorCommon69–84 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Jul–May
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisWinter visitorCommon35–43 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Wood DuckAix sponsaResidentUncommon47–54 cmRecorded all year
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorUncommon34–38 cmRegularly Jul–Apr
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRecorded all year
Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatusWinter visitorUncommon40–49 cmRegularly Oct–Jun
Trumpeter SwanCygnus buccinatorWinter visitorUncommon139–157 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Ross's GooseAnser rossiiWinter visitorUncommon57–64 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Nov–May
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusWinter visitorUncommon120–150 cmRegularly Dec–Feb
Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsiiWinter visitorUncommon53–76 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaSummer visitorUncommon63–73 cmRecorded all year
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorPassage migrantUncommon45–53 cmRegularly Jul–Sep
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillataWinter visitorRare48–60 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorRare58–68 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
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
- Goldeneye 40–51 cm
- Northern Shoveler 44–51 cm
- Greater Scaup 39–56 cm
- Long-tailed Duck 37–60 cm
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck 45–53 cm
- Wood Duck 47–54 cm
- Gadwall 46–56 cm
- Surf Scoter 48–60 cm
- Red-breasted Merganser 52–58 cm
- American Black Duck 54–59 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
- 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