Ducks, Geese & Swans in Rhode Island
Our list for Rhode Island has 30 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 3 residents, 2 summer visitors, 21 winter visitors and 4 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Rhode Island in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 30, most common first
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusPassage migrantUncommon120–150 cmRegularly Nov–Dec
Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsiiWinter visitorUncommon53–76 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Ross's GooseAnser rossiiPassage migrantRare57–64 cmRegularly Dec
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusPassage migrantRare60–75 cmRegularly Dec
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaPassage migrantRare40–47 cmRegularly Jan
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataWinter visitorRare66–84 cmRecorded all year
Greylag GooseAnser anserSummer visitorRare75–90 cmRegularly Feb–Dec
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Ruddy Duck 35–43 cm
- Tufted Duck 40–47 cm
- Hooded Merganser 40–49 cm
- Goldeneye 40–51 cm
- Eurasian Wigeon 42–51 cm
- Greater Scaup 39–56 cm
- Northern Shoveler 44–51 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
- King Eider 46–64 cm
- American Black Duck 54–59 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Eider 50–71 cm
- Brent Goose 55–66 cm
- Ross's Goose 57–64 cm
- Common Merganser 58–68 cm
- Cackling Goose 53–76 cm
- Northern Pintail 59–76 cm
- Pink-footed Goose 60–75 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
- 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