Ducks, Geese & Swans in Florida
Our list for Florida has 31 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 10 residents, 19 winter visitors and 2 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Florida in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 31, most common first
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year
Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatusWinter visitorUncommon40–49 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Wood DuckAix sponsaResidentUncommon47–54 cmRecorded all year
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Nov–Jun
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorUncommon34–38 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentUncommon76–110 cmRecorded all year
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentUncommon63–73 cmRecorded all year
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisWinter visitorUncommon35–43 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentUncommon45–53 cmRecorded all year
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorRare39–56 cmRegularly Nov–Jun
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorRare40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Snow GooseAnser caerulescensWinter visitorRare69–84 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillataWinter visitorRare48–60 cmRegularly Nov–Jun
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentRare140–160 cmRecorded all year
Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanopteraWinter visitorRare36–43 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisWinter visitorRare37–60 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Swan GooseAnser cygnoidesResidentRare81–94 cmRecorded all year
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentRare75–90 cmRecorded all year
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorRare64–81 cmRegularly Oct–May
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