Ducks, Geese & Swans in Hawaii
Our list for Hawaii has 18 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 6 residents, 9 winter visitors and 3 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Hawaii in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 18, most common first
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorCommon59–76 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorUncommon34–38 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsiiResidentUncommon53–76 cmRecorded all year
Snow GooseAnser caerulescensResidentUncommon69–84 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Oct–May
Brent GooseBranta berniclaWinter visitorRare55–66 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentRare110–142 cmRecorded all year
Canada GooseBranta canadensisWinter visitorRare76–110 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorRare46–56 cmRegularly Dec–Feb
Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatusPassage migrantRare40–49 cmRegularly Dec–Jan
GarganeySpatula querquedulaPassage migrantRare37–41 cmRegularly Jan
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentRare75–90 cmRegularly Sep–Mar
Swan GooseAnser cygnoidesPassage migrantRare81–94 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Garganey 37–41 cm
- Hooded Merganser 40–49 cm
- Eurasian Wigeon 42–51 cm
- Northern Shoveler 44–51 cm
- Greater Scaup 39–56 cm
- Gadwall 46–56 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Brent Goose 55–66 cm
- Cackling Goose 53–76 cm
- Northern Pintail 59–76 cm
- Greater White-fronted Goose 64–81 cm
- Muscovy Duck 66–84 cm
- Snow Goose 69–84 cm
- Greylag Goose 75–90 cm
- Swan Goose 81–94 cm
- Canada Goose 76–110 cm
- Black Swan 110–142 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