Ducks, Geese & Swans in Virginia
Our list for Virginia has 29 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 5 residents, 22 winter visitors and 2 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Virginia in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 29, most common first
Ross's GooseAnser rossiiWinter visitorRare57–64 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorRare64–81 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorRare42–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
EiderSomateria mollissimaWinter visitorRare50–71 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Black SwanCygnus atratusPassage migrantRare110–142 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Swan GooseAnser cygnoidesPassage migrantRare81–94 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Ruddy Duck 35–43 cm
- Hooded Merganser 40–49 cm
- Goldeneye 40–51 cm
- Eurasian Wigeon 42–51 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
- Brent Goose 55–66 cm
- Eider 50–71 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
- Swan Goose 81–94 cm
- Canada Goose 76–110 cm
- Black Swan 110–142 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