Ducks, Geese & Swans in Oklahoma
Our list for Oklahoma has 27 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 6 residents, 19 winter visitors, 1 passage migrant and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Oklahoma 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
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Aug–May
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensisWinter visitorCommon35–43 cmRegularly Oct–May
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Aug–May
Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatusWinter visitorCommon40–49 cmRegularly Oct–May
Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsiiWinter visitorCommon53–76 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Wood DuckAix sponsaResidentUncommon47–54 cmRecorded all year
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorUncommon58–68 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Snow GooseAnser caerulescensWinter visitorUncommon69–84 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Ross's GooseAnser rossiiWinter visitorUncommon57–64 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year
Cinnamon TealSpatula cyanopteraPassage migrantUncommon36–43 cmRegularly Feb–Oct
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisWinter visitorUncommon37–60 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
Trumpeter SwanCygnus buccinatorWinter visitorRare139–157 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusWinter visitorRare120–150 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Swan GooseAnser cygnoidesResidentRare81–94 cmRecorded all year
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
- 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
- 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