Ducks, Geese & Swans in Texas
Our list for Texas has 31 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 9 residents, 19 winter visitors, 2 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Texas in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 31, most common first
Swan GooseAnser cygnoidesResidentRare81–94 cmRecorded all year
Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillataWinter visitorRare48–60 cmRegularly Oct–May
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentRare75–90 cmRecorded all year
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusWinter visitorRare120–150 cmRegularly Dec–Feb
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorRare42–51 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
GarganeySpatula querquedulaScarceRare37–41 cmRegularly Apr
Brent GooseBranta berniclaPassage migrantRare55–66 cmRegularly Dec–Jan
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataPassage migrantRare41–49 cmRegularly Oct–Feb
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