Ducks, Geese & Swans in Georgia
Our list for Georgia has 27 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 7 residents, 18 winter visitors and 2 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Georgia in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 27, most common first
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatusWinter visitorCommon40–49 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Wood DuckAix sponsaResidentUncommon47–54 cmRecorded all year
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisWinter visitorUncommon35–43 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorUncommon34–38 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Nov–May
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorRare59–76 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Snow GooseAnser caerulescensWinter visitorRare69–84 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillataWinter visitorRare48–60 cmRegularly Nov–May
American Black DuckAnas rubripesWinter visitorRare54–59 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorRare39–56 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorRare40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisWinter visitorRare37–60 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Ross's GooseAnser rossiiWinter visitorRare57–64 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorRare64–81 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Trumpeter SwanCygnus buccinatorResidentRare139–157 cmRegularly Jan–Mar
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorRare58–68 cmRegularly Oct–Jun
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusScarceRare120–150 cm
Mute SwanCygnus olorWinter visitorRare140–160 cmRegularly May–Mar
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Ruddy Duck 35–43 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
- 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
- Eider 50–71 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