Most commonly hunted migratory birds in British Columbia

Stacker compiled a list of the most commonly hunted migratory birds in British Columbia using data from a report released by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in August 2025. Duck and goose species are ranked by the estimated 2023 hunting harvest in British Columbia.

#10. Blue-winged/Cinnamon Teal
- British Columbia: 197 (0.7% of national harvest)
- National: 27,092
- Provinces with the largest harvests:
--- #1. Saskatchewan: 8,755 (32.3% of national harvest)
--- #2. Alberta: 7,543 (27.8%)
--- #3. Manitoba: 5,852 (21.6%)
--- #4. Ontario: 2,854 (10.5%)
--- #5. Quebec: 1,127 (4.2%)

#9. Ring-necked Duck
- British Columbia: 285 (1.3% of national harvest)
- National: 21,579
- Provinces with the largest harvests:
--- #1. Ontario: 10,126 (46.9% of national harvest)
--- #2. Newfoundland and Labrador: 2,988 (13.8%)
--- #3. Quebec: 2,600 (12.0%)
--- #4. Manitoba: 2,099 (9.7%)
--- #5. New Brunswick: 1,917 (8.9%)

#8. Gadwall
- British Columbia: 421 (1.4% of national harvest)
- National: 29,532
- Provinces with the largest harvests:
--- #1. Alberta: 12,688 (43.0% of national harvest)
--- #2. Saskatchewan: 9,857 (33.4%)
--- #3. Manitoba: 3,517 (11.9%)
--- #4. Ontario: 1,962 (6.6%)
--- #5. Quebec: 807 (2.7%)

#7. Snow Goose
- British Columbia: 582 (0.5% of national harvest)
- National: 111,468
- Provinces with the largest harvests:
--- #1. Saskatchewan: 50,242 (45.1% of national harvest)
--- #2. Quebec: 32,256 (28.9%)
--- #3. Alberta: 26,461 (23.7%)
--- #4. Manitoba: 1,697 (1.5%)
--- #5. British Columbia: 582 (0.5%)

#6. Northern Shoveler
- British Columbia: 759 (4.7% of national harvest)
- National: 16,102
- Provinces with the largest harvests:
--- #1. Saskatchewan: 5,853 (36.3% of national harvest)
--- #2. Alberta: 4,944 (30.7%)
--- #3. Manitoba: 3,385 (21.0%)
--- #4. British Columbia: 759 (4.7%)
--- #5. Ontario: 439 (2.7%)

#5. Green-winged Teal
- British Columbia: 2,067 (3.9% of national harvest)
- National: 53,572
- Provinces with the largest harvests:
--- #1. Quebec: 15,256 (28.5% of national harvest)
--- #2. Ontario: 10,220 (19.1%)
--- #3. Saskatchewan: 6,683 (12.5%)
--- #4. Manitoba: 6,268 (11.7%)
--- #5. Alberta: 4,271 (8.0%)

#4. Northern Pintail
- British Columbia: 2,221 (4.3% of national harvest)
- National: 51,181
- Provinces with the largest harvests:
--- #1. Saskatchewan: 23,753 (46.4% of national harvest)
--- #2. Alberta: 12,600 (24.6%)
--- #3. Manitoba: 3,960 (7.7%)
--- #4. Ontario: 3,696 (7.2%)
--- #5. Quebec: 3,662 (7.2%)

#3. Wigeon
- British Columbia: 5,368 (16.3% of national harvest)
- National: 32,933
- Provinces with the largest harvests:
--- #1. Saskatchewan: 10,964 (33.3% of national harvest)
--- #2. Alberta: 7,123 (21.6%)
--- #3. British Columbia: 5,368 (16.3%)
--- #4. Ontario: 4,117 (12.5%)
--- #5. Manitoba: 3,294 (10.0%)

#2. Canada Goose
- British Columbia: 10,672 (1.7% of national harvest)
- National: 619,883
- Provinces with the largest harvests:
--- #1. Ontario: 150,030 (24.2% of national harvest)
--- #2. Saskatchewan: 138,803 (22.4%)
--- #3. Alberta: 121,372 (19.6%)
--- #4. Quebec: 103,027 (16.6%)
--- #5. Manitoba: 52,643 (8.5%)

#1. Mallard
- British Columbia: 27,465 (7.8% of national harvest)
- National: 353,464
- Provinces with the largest harvests:
--- #1. Saskatchewan: 111,003 (31.4% of national harvest)
--- #2. Alberta: 78,120 (22.1%)
--- #3. Ontario: 68,624 (19.4%)
--- #4. Quebec: 36,054 (10.2%)
--- #5. British Columbia: 27,465 (7.8%)