Ducks, Geese & Swans in United States
Our list for United States has 41 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 14 residents, 26 winter visitors and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in United States in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 41, most common first
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatusWinter visitorCommon40–49 cmRecorded all year
Wood DuckAix sponsaResidentCommon47–54 cmRecorded all year
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorUncommon58–68 cmRecorded all year
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisWinter visitorUncommon35–43 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorUncommon34–38 cmRecorded all year
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Oct–Jun
American Black DuckAnas rubripesWinter visitorUncommon54–59 cmRecorded all year
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRecorded all year
Snow GooseAnser caerulescensWinter visitorUncommon69–84 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillataWinter visitorUncommon48–60 cmRecorded all year
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentUncommon140–160 cmRecorded all year
Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsiiWinter visitorUncommon53–76 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisWinter visitorUncommon37–60 cmRegularly Oct–Jun
Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanopteraResidentUncommon36–43 cmRecorded all year
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusWinter visitorUncommon120–150 cmRegularly Oct–Jun
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorUncommon55–66 cmRegularly Oct–Jun
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
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