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 · Oct
Share of all bird records in Arkansas in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 28, most common first
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisPassage migrantRare37–60 cmRegularly Nov–Jan
Swan GooseAnser cygnoidesSummer visitorRare81–94 cmRegularly Oct–Jul
Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanopteraResidentRare36–43 cmRegularly Apr
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentRare140–160 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
American Black DuckAnas rubripesPassage migrantRare54–59 cmRegularly 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