Ducks, Geese & Swans in Mississippi
Our list for Mississippi has 24 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 6 residents, 14 winter visitors, 2 passage migrants and 2 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Mississippi in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 24, most common first
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year
Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatusWinter visitorCommon40–49 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorCommon52–58 cmRegularly Nov–May
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Wood DuckAix sponsaResidentUncommon47–54 cmRecorded all year
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisWinter visitorUncommon35–43 cmRegularly Jun–Mar
Snow GooseAnser caerulescensWinter visitorUncommon69–84 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorUncommon34–38 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Oct–Feb
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Ross's GooseAnser rossiiWinter visitorUncommon57–64 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillataWinter visitorRare48–60 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisWinter visitorRare37–60 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
American Black DuckAnas rubripesPassage migrantRare54–59 cmRegularly Dec–Jan
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorScarceRare45–53 cm
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentRare140–160 cmRegularly Jan–May
Swan GooseAnser cygnoidesPassage migrantRare81–94 cmRegularly Mar
Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsiiScarceRare53–76 cm
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
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck 45–53 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
- 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
- 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