Ducks, Geese & Swans in Washington
Our list for Washington has 29 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 6 residents, 1 summer visitor, 18 winter visitors and 4 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Washington in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 29, most common first
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantRare140–165 cmRegularly Feb–Mar
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataPassage migrantRare41–49 cmRegularly Apr–Dec
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaPassage migrantRare40–47 cmRegularly Jan–Mar
Ross's GooseAnser rossiiPassage migrantRare57–64 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Greylag GooseAnser anserWinter visitorRare75–90 cmRegularly Jul–May
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Ruddy Duck 35–43 cm
- Cinnamon Teal 36–43 cm
- Tufted Duck 40–47 cm
- Hooded Merganser 40–49 cm
- Mandarin Duck 41–49 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
- Mallard 50–65 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
- 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
- Trumpeter Swan 139–157 cm
- Whooper Swan 140–165 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