Ducks, Geese & Swans in Indiana
Our list for Indiana has 26 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 5 residents, 1 summer visitor and 20 winter visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Indiana in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 26, most common first
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
Wood DuckAix sponsaSummer visitorCommon47–54 cmRegularly Feb–Dec
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Sep–May
Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatusWinter visitorCommon40–49 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorCommon64–81 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorUncommon34–38 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisWinter visitorUncommon35–43 cmRegularly Oct–May
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Snow GooseAnser caerulescensWinter visitorUncommon69–84 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorUncommon58–68 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
American Black DuckAnas rubripesWinter visitorUncommon54–59 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusWinter visitorUncommon120–150 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Trumpeter SwanCygnus buccinatorWinter visitorUncommon139–157 cmRecorded all year
Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsiiWinter visitorUncommon53–76 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillataWinter visitorUncommon48–60 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Ross's GooseAnser rossiiWinter visitorUncommon57–64 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisWinter visitorUncommon37–60 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
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
- 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
- Greater White-fronted Goose 64–81 cm
- Muscovy Duck 66–84 cm
- Snow Goose 69–84 cm
- Greylag Goose 75–90 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