Ducks, Geese & Swans in Nebraska
Our list for Nebraska has 27 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 4 residents, 4 summer visitors, 15 winter visitors and 4 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Nebraska 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
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
Snow GooseAnser caerulescensWinter visitorCommon69–84 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Aug–May
Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsiiWinter visitorCommon53–76 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorCommon59–76 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisSummer visitorCommon35–43 cmRegularly Mar–Jan
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorCommon64–81 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Wood DuckAix sponsaSummer visitorCommon47–54 cmRecorded all year
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatusWinter visitorCommon40–49 cmRegularly Oct–Jul
Ross's GooseAnser rossiiWinter visitorUncommon57–64 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Trumpeter SwanCygnus buccinatorWinter visitorUncommon139–157 cmRecorded all year
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisPassage migrantUncommon37–60 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillataPassage migrantUncommon48–60 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanopteraSummer visitorUncommon36–43 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusWinter visitorUncommon120–150 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
American Black DuckAnas rubripesPassage migrantRare54–59 cmRegularly Nov–Jan
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
- 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