Ducks, Geese & Swans in New York
Our list for New York has 33 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 5 residents, 1 summer visitor, 25 winter visitors and 2 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in New York in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 33, most common first
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorRare64–81 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorRare42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
King EiderSomateria spectabilisWinter visitorRare46–64 cmRegularly Jun–Apr
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorRare40–47 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Ross's GooseAnser rossiiWinter visitorRare57–64 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusPassage migrantRare60–75 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisWinter visitorRare58–70 cmRegularly Nov–Jun
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataWinter visitorRare66–84 cmRecorded all year
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentRare75–90 cmRecorded all year
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataPassage migrantRare41–49 cmRegularly Oct–Jan
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