Common Birds of Toronto

• Swans, Geese and Ducks
  • Mute Swan
    (Cygnus olor)

    Habitat: Lakes, large ponds.

    Length: 150 cm

  • Trumpeter Swan
    (Cygnus buccinator)

    Habitat: Lakes, large ponds.

    Length: 160 cm

  • Canada Goose
    (Branta canadensis)

    Description: Usually seen grazing at the edge of ponds and wet areas. On migration flies in distinctive V formations.

    Habitat: Freshwater lakes, ponds, streams, marshes.

    Length: 55 cm

  • Mallard
    (Anas platyrhynchos)

    Description: Male has a shiny green head, white collar and a dark brown front, female is mottled brown. Both sexes have a blue wing patch with white borders. Feeds by tipping up in shallow water and pulling food off weeds.

    Habitat: Freshwater, especially marshes, ponds and lakes, large rivers, urban parks.

    Length: 40 cm

    January - December

  • Long-tailed Duck
    (Clangula hyemalis)
• Gulls and Shorebirds
• Osprey and Vulture
• Woodpeckers
• Doves and Pigeons
• Corvids and allies
• Water birds
• Sparrows
• House Birds
  • House Sparrow
    (Passer domesticus)

    Behaviour: Seed eater. Builds untidy nests in buildings, especially under eaves. Noisy and gregarious. Call is a "chirp".

    Habitat: Urban, including farmyards. Visits bird feeders.

    Length: xx cm

    January - December